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Laurel outlook., 1949-02-23
Women Of Moose
Observe 18th Year
OF Laurel Chapter

To celebrate the twenty-fifth
anniversary of the Laurel chap
ter of Women of the Moose, a
well attended potluck supper was
served Wednesday evening at the
Moose hall. Guests were men,
bers of the Laurel Moose lodge
and Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Hamlet
of the Billings lodge and chap
ter.
Also present were two charter
members, Mrs. Julia Phillips
and Mrs. May Crutcher, chaplain
and recorder of the staff of of
ficers indicted when the chap
ter was instituted at formal
ceremonies Feb. IL, 1924, at
Wold's hall. Other officers seat
ed at. the meeting were Mrs.
Esther Kircheis, senior regent;
Mrs. Marguerite Gill, junior re-
gent; Mrs. Mary Clark, past re-
gent, appointed, and Mrs. Mar
garet Graves, treasurer.
The list of charter members
initiated at the meeting included
Mrs. Jessie Nicola, Mrs. Elsie
Motzko, Mrs. Charlotte Olafson,
Mrs. Bertha Parker, Mrs. Esther
Wright, Mrs. Emma Kayser, Mrs.
Rosa Neff, Mrs. Elizabeth Gjarde,
Anna Donovan. Mrs. Mild
red Harrison, Mrs. Frances Lamb,
Mrs. Lena S~touffer, Mrs. Bertha
Burley, Mrs. Viola Esmay, Mrs.
Dorothy Bossart, Mrs. Maude
Jacobs, Mrs. Hazel Boyd, Mrs.
Minnie Krone, Mrs. Genevieve
Gerard, Mrs. Helen Shearer, Mrs.
Phillips. Mrs. Graves. Mrs. Gill.
Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Kircheis and
Crutcher.
Mrs. Alice Fisher presided at
the Wednesday evening business
session, following the supper
and social hour, and announced
that the next meeting of the
chapter will be at the hall
Wednesday, March 2.
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-23
julius Reimers, 78,
Once Mott Resident,
Passes At Shepherd

Funeral services for Julius
Reimers, 10, who lived in the
Mott community Is years before
moving to Shepherd, were con-
Quoted Thursday afternoon at
Smiths funeral chapel in Billings
by Rev. Erling Estrem, pastor of
Emmanuel Lutheran church of
Shepherd. Burial was in Mount
view cemetery, Billings.
Mr.. Reimers died Saturday eve
ming, Feb. r., at his home in
Shepherd after an illness Of three
years.
A native of Germany, he was
born Aug. "a, 1870, in Hamburg,
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Reimers, and came to the
United States in 1888. After liv-
ing in Chicago he moved to Molt,
Saltwater county, in 1912 where
he was a resident until 1927 when
he went to Shepherd. He and Miss
Amelia Hulfilz were married May
"a, 1893, in Chicago. She died
some years ago.
Surviving is a son, Henry w.
Reimers of Rapelje star route,
Billings; a daughter, Mrs. Mil
bred R. Warlick of Shepherd; two
brothers, Richard Reimers of
Prairie View, ILL.,, and William
Reimers of Hollywood, Calf,
five grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
AT the funeral a trio COM
posed of Mrs. Carl Ward, Mrs.
D. T. Bolingbroke and Mrs. Les
ter Smith, accompanied by Mrs.
Taylor, sang "The Old
Rugged Cross" "Abide With Me"
and Crock of Ages"
Pallbearers we're Douglas
Brook John Folkerts, J. L.. Keef-
err, John Kingdom, Adam Thaut
and Harry Vanderwark.
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-23
|HAUETERS TO ATTEND
FUMERAL,B BURIAL

Rev. and Mrs. James H. Haue-
ter will leave by car Monday for
Minneapolis, and will attend the
funeral and reburial of their son,
Pvt. Reuben Haueter of the U.
S. marine corps, March 8 at $3.50
a. m. at Fort Smelling. Private
Haueter, "a, was killed June II,
1915, on Okinawa while serving
with the first division, eleventh
marines.
The remains arrived in the
United States last month from
a military cemetery. When Rev.
and Mrs. Haueter were notified
some time ago that the cemetery
was to be moved, they chose to
have their sons remains returned
to the states. Final resting plae
will be in the national cemetery
at Fort Smelling.
Survivors include a daughter,
Ruth Ellen, 6; the parents; a
brother, Robert Haueter who is
assistant superintendent of the
Consumers Power company plant
at Kalamazoo, Mich, and a twin
sister, Ruth Haueter who is en-
ployed in the U. S. bureau of
standards at Washington, d. c.
On the trip to Minnesota, Rev.
and Mrs. Haueter will be accom-
by Miss Harriet Smith,
half-sister of Rev. Haueter.
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-23
Key Club Sponsors
a After Game

A dance after the Laurel-Bil-
lings Central basketball game
Friday evening at the Laurel
gymnasium was sponsored by the
Laurel high school Key club, with
approximately IT'S people attend
ing. Refreshments were served.
Both old-time and modern dance
music was played by Bundy's or
chestra-
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-23
VOLTAGE STEP-UP
MADE IN CURRENT
Montana Power Co. Increases
Voltage From 2,400 To A.
160 On Primary Lines

Laurel graduated from small
town status to big town as fan
as electric power supply is con-
cerned, following a cut-over Sum-
day from 2,4O0 volts on all prim-
airy lines to 4,16O volts, Manag-
err j. F. Macdonald of the Mon
tana Power company said after
the change was completed. Near
ly all large towns carry the in
creased voltage on their distribu-
ton system.
The operation of changing over,
Macdonald said, required the put
ting up of one and a half tons
of wire, installation of two large
500 kilowatt transformers, work
ing over 81 poles in town and a
complete change in the hook-up
at the substation. This required
the work of two rev two weeks.
At the actual cut-over, % line
men worked at top speed Sunday
morning to reduce the time of in
terruption to service.
Macdonald said the change
owe became necessary to over
come a voltage drop from the
substation to a growing city
where the increased use of power
is scattered over increasingly
greater distances from the source.
Some of the main increases in
power load were listed as ex-
pansion of the Northern Pacific
shops and yards, increased a
pacity of the refinery of Farmers
Union Central Exchange, addi-
tions to the city's water pumping
facilities, and the Northern Pa
cific placing an artificial ice
plant in operation with a con-
nected power load of $50 horse
power.
There is also an increased use
of power by Laurel customers
whose homes are equipped with
electrical appliances, ranges, wa
ter heaters, thermostats, motor
driven furnaces and many other
devices.
Commercial interests in Lau-
rel are also making use of cleo
trio power in almost every con-
ceivable way to which it can be
adapted" Macdonald said. "Elec-
trio refrigerators, locker plants,
ice plants, rolling mills, electric
cookery, welding and machine
shop tools, moving pictures, cleo
trio signs, heat control, gas
pumps, improved store and win
dow lighting, baseball and foot
ball lighting, steam laundries,
printing presses and a multitude
of other uses contribute to the
increased power load and to the
growth and prosperity of the city.
All in all the power increase has
been approximately so per cent
in just three years since the
new substation was put in oper-
alton.
"The Montana Power company
knows that this change-over will
make for a definite improvement
of service to all it's Laurel GUS
toners, and wishes to thank them
for their patience on a very cold
morning, during the cutover.
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-23
Unusually Large Crowds Attend
Opening or District B Tourney
Packed House Marks Wednesday Night Tits
Park City, Joliet, Fromberg, Columbus ,
Win F~irsts+Laurel Plays Thursday

its favor. The playing vas even
from there or. 1t was u%nquestion-
ably the best game up to that
point. The Absarokee team,
without a senior on it, had tough
luck in the drawing prior to the
tournament, which pitted it
against one of the districts
leaders for it's first game.
Laurel's first game will be
Thursday evening against Column
bus, winner of the tilt Wednes-
day with Absarokee.
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-23
Rainbow Entertains
At Dance Saturday

Rainbow Girls entertained at
the Masonic temple Saturday
evening at a "sock" dance and
had a good attendance of mem
bers and guests. Music was
furnished by a Red Lodge or
chestra.
Crowned as king and queen
during the evening were Wesley
Henley and Marlene Hafer, who
afterward cut the royal cake.
Serving the dessert lunch which
concluded the evening were mem
bers of the advisory board of
the Order of Rainbow for Girls.
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-23
Freeberg Resigns AS
VAR Store Manager,
Effective March 1st

W. A. Freeberg, Laurel man.
ager for Vaughn agsdale the
past year and a half, announced
his resignation this week, effect
i've March /. Before coming to
Laurel he was with the V & r
organization in Billings.
James Whitson, now assistant
manager of the company's Miles
City store and formerly assist
ant here, will take over the
management of the Laurel store,
Freeberg said when announcing
his resignation.
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-23
MISS VOID IS GUEST OF
c. w. c. HEAD AT DINNER

Denver, Feb 23.-Miss Peggy
Void of Laurel, a senior at Col
orado Woman's college, was hon.
ored by being selected a one
of eight girls who were guests
of the college president, DR.,
James E. Hutchingson, and Mrs.
Hutchingson at dinner Sunday,
Feb. 10, in Mason hall DING
room on the campus.
Miss Void is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. o. S. Void.
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-23
Names Mrs. Warfield
To State Committee

Helena, Feb. 23.-Grace War
field of Laurel Post No. 1913 of
the American Legion is serving
on the statewide child welfare
committee of the veterans or
ganization this year.
Her appointment to the COM
mittee was made bv E. F.
Naegele of Helena, department
commander.
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-23
AUSTRALIA DESCRIBED
BY FORMER RESIDENT

AS a contribution to interna-
tional understanding, William C
H~artpence of Billings gave the
Laurel Rotary club at its meet
ing Tuesday a description OF
Australia, sparsely populated is
land continent of the south Pa
cific where he lived as a child
and youth. Though statistical at
times, his words were largely
derived from recollections and in
innate acquaintance with the con-
t%inent, its climate, geography
and white and native inhabitants.
! Geographically isolated from the
rest of the world for many ages,
it today contains several vari-
cites of plants and animals that
are found nowhere else except
as fossil remains.
In area it is about the size of
continental United States. It's
population, congested in some
places, in total is about one
twenty-seventh of that of the
U. S. Geologically it is very
old. It's mountains, once COM
parable with the Rockies, have
lost so much height by erosion
that snow seldom crowns them.
Rainfall over most of the con-
tinent is small; the interior is
termed dry, and the majority of
the few rivers are not long.
Most of those of consequence,
rising in mountains without sus-
tanning snowfields, flow a short
distance east to the ocean. Others
one the westward slope are abb
sorbed by the dry interior terri
tory, probably accounting for the
great amount of underground
water that at some places is
successfully tapped and pumped
for irrigation and other uses.
The largest river system is the
Murray with its tributaries, the
Darling, the Murrumbidgee and
the Lachlan, which drain south
Queensland, western New South
Wales and northern Vistoria.
Politically, the area is divided
into five states and m common
wealth territory New South
Wales, Victoria, South Australia,
Queensland, Tasmania and West
ern Australia, and Northern Ter
ritory and Federal District. The
states have separate governments,
much as in America, the territory
is administered as such, and the
district resembles the American
District of Columbia.
Hartpence gave considerable at
tention in his address to the
fauna Of Australia. The charac-
teristic mammalian forms r the
marsupials, mostly extinct else
where in the world, and are re-
lated to South America. The
mammals are represented
only the dingo or native dog and
a few rodents. The marsupials
or pouched animals, include the
kangaroo and wallaby, which are
typically Australian. Like the
American bears, the young of the
are tiny when born,
about an inch long, and r car
ried in the pouches of the moth
ers until they attain sufficient
growth to make their way. The
forms of animal life also includes
CONTINUED on Page Ten)
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-23
WASHINGTON IS TOPIC.
OF K|WAN|S PROGRAM

Rev. h. &. Haemmelmann, pas
tor of the First Congregational
church, was guest speaker
Wednesday evening at a meet
ing of the Kiwanis club and out
lined four characteristics of Gen
eral Washington that the speak
er considered essential in the
generals successful establishment
of the American republic. The
program was in observance of the
227th anniversary of Washing
tons birthday.
After recounting Washington's
earlier history, his birth as a
member of a wealthy Virginia
planters family, his rapid and
successful achievements militarily
and politically while yet a youth
and his later unparalleled lead
ership and craftsmanship, the
speaker enumerated four points
contributing to the generals sue
cess.
The first was that Washington
was a man of vision. He had
had many contacts with all strata
of society in colonial America,
which gave him good understand
ing of people and their condi-
tons; he had had extensive mill
tary experience with both colon
ial militia and British regulars;
and from these and other fea-
lures of his background he was
able to exercise clarity of under
standing in arriving at his de-
cisions. He was not easily
frightened by either obstacles
the times and chose to build
for the future.
Point two that he was physical
ly and morally courageous, Civ
ing him the capacity to lead
a right minority to success. An
essential was his GOODNESS of mind
and a subdivision was the dis
he exercised for himself
and those he commanded.
The speakers third point was
that Washington was a man of
prayer and often sought Divine
guidance.
The fourth was the statement
that Washington was of simple
faith, that he believed in God
and also in the integrity and
of his fellow man.
The title of Rev. Haemmel-
address was washington
to the Ages" with the
arranged in sequence and
to support the title.
Pres. j. Willard Baldwin pre-
sided at the session. He an
bounced the clubs committee on
and finance would pre-
;ent its findings and recommend
ltions for discussion at the next
Meeting. The president formally |
'eceived l.. R. Shipley and Al
as new members and
allied attention to Dick Shotwell
been so received a week
go. The last name of all three
with S.
In his welcome to new men,
'ers, Baldwin sketched the basic
of service clubs in gen.
raj and Kiwanis in particular, !
nth service to other members
nd the community at large as
stones. What a men,
er, old or new, derives from
is club connection depends large
Y on what he puts in, the pres
lent said in effect. Because he
) dedicated to giving himself
o the service of others, an i'm
.ortant first essential is that =
he member attend the meetings ;
f his club regularly. ,
A guest at the meeting was !
I. F. Hamlet, a retired rail- :
Dad man. ,
H. Lee Hamlet, program chair :
,an, introduced the speaker, Rev. :
Iaemmelmann. =
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-23
By Burley Bowler

Helena, Feb. 23.-As the final
day for transmission of bills be-
ween the legislative houses end
ed Friday, more than $50 pro-
posed laws had been sent to the
boneyard. More than $50 of these
were house bills, % of which
were killed in the senate. More
than so senate bills also were
ditched and many of the more
than 200 in both houses still
Evening star., 1949-07-17
Buy Your New Coot on One Of
our ; Easy Payment nons:

W.T. EoSy ToyHeHt T1onS.
|. Purchase NOW for October de-
livery. Charge will oppeor on
your October bill, payable in
November.
z. Budget your purchase. Small
down poYnent. Take up to II
months to pay the balance.
(SnnolI service choree.)
5. Pioes your coat in Will Coll.
Pay 1915 down now, no further
payments required until o.
tobsr lst. tYou may pay dur
Ing the summer II you wish.)
Evening star., 1949-05-21
BY the Assoeiafsd Press

SHANGHAI, May 21.-Shanghai
today was cut off by air. her sea
lane was menaced and great fires
blazed across the river to the east
and north where Red besiegers
are on the attack.
j One of the fires burned at the
Standard Vacuum depot on Cough
Island, 8 miles north of downtown
Shanghai. At least one tank was
ablaze at this biggest oil installa-
ton in East Asia.
Lungwha airport, S miles to the
south, suspended operations. The
menace of nearby Red artillery
was too great. officials said, how
ever, that flights might be resumed
later in the day.
Despite the suspension a Chi
nese National Aviation Corp
plane from Tokyo made a two
minute landing to the crackle OF
small arms fire nearby.
1t hastily discharged A. s.
Brown, Peekskill, N. Y, new fiscal
officer for the American consulate
John Statesman, Mendham, N. j..
the vice consul, then got aboard
and the plane roared off for Hong
Evening star., 1949-05-21
Train Set Afire,
Russians Stoned,
Shipments Halted
Pictures on Page A-3J
by the Associotsd Press

BERLIN, May 21.-Twelve thou
sand striking railway workers
fought young Communists, cast in
the role of strike breakers in
nearly dozen stations of Berlin's
elevated railway today.
Hundreds were injured during
the fighting, which ragged through
the morning. The outbreak shut
off rail shipments to Western Ber-
lin and threatened to force the
city back to the austerity of the
blockade period.
An elevated passenger train was
set ablaze during one melee.
Clothing was torn from women
who got into the fight.
Western Berlin police said Maj
Gen. Pavel Kvashnin, transport
chief of the Soviet zone, was in
suited and threatened by group
of strikers at the Templehof ele-
vated station in the American
sector.
The police said they gave Gen
Kvashnin protection from the
strikers and he was able to drive
away in his staff automobile with
out physical injury. Another
Soviet transport officer of junior
Evening star., 1949-05-21
Hundreds Hurt in Berlin Riotinq
As 1900 Rail Workers Battle
Strikebreakers Sent in by Soviet
Shonqhoi Air Link to World Cut,
u. S. Firms Oil Depot Burned
Greet Fires Rage Eost and North Of City
As Communists Press Their Offensves

Kong. Mr.. Statesman is headed
for home on leave.
Three Chinese civilian planes
at the airport were commandeered
by the military. They were stand
ing by to take out biggies (high
Chinese officials still in Shang-
hail.
The garrison commander or
dered all but military traffic of
the Whangpoo - Shanghai's sea
lane-during afternoon hours. Red
small arms fire has been hitting
junks and sampans on the river.
The fighting ebbed and flowed
around Pootung, the industrial
district across the Whangpoo from
Shanghai. 1t ragged through the
night. 1t continued under soggy
skies this morning.
At one time last night, 81 fires
could be counted in and beyond
the Pootung district.
1t was feared the Standard
Vacuum fire might spread to other
tanks there and to the neighbor-
ing Texas Co. installations.
Communist troops were reported
to have inf1ltrated Cough Island
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Evening star., 1949-05-21
Reports Of Second Baby
For Elizabeth Are Denied
~ the Aneeia,sa prsss

LONDON. May 2l--Circles close
to Princess Elizabeth pooh poohed
today a report published in Sid
ney. Australia. that she may be-
come a mother again by the end
Of the year.
The report got an even brisker
dismissal from a Buckingham
Palace spokesman. He declared
stiffy. The story arose without
any assistance from anyone here "
Persons close TO the Princess
said she will be riding horseback
on June 9 at the trooping Of the
colors In honor OF the King s
birthday.
Princess Elizabeth and Prince
Philip became the parents of
their first child. Prince Charles,
on November IA.
Evening star., 1949-05-21
Failing SeaffoId Injuries
Freeway Project Foreman

Henry Petrie. 80. a construction
foreman working on the White
hurst Freeway In Georgetown. was
injured early today when part OF
q 2o-foot scaffold fell on him.
Mr.. Petrie. who lives at 625
North Buchanan street. Arlington.
was admitted at Emergency Hos
pital with q compound fracture
of the right arm and head cuts.
hospital officials said.
workmen said MIR. Petrie was
removing wooden forms from the
underside of the freeway In the
$500 block Of K street NV. as the
overhead scafYolding was being
lowered. Suddenly. they said. q
cable holding the scafiold snapped
and Mr.. Petrie was struck.
Mr.. Petrie Is the brother-in-law
Of Robert T. Repass. partner OF
the Alexander-Repass Construc-
ton Co. which is at work on the
freeway project.
Evening star., 1949-05-21
Greece Delays Action
On Soviet Proposals
For End Of Civil War
Text Of Suggestions and
Official Allied Reaction
Are Awaited in Athens
BY the Assoeioied Press

ATHENS, May 2l.-Greece is
taking the Russian proposal to
end the Greek civil war with a
grain of salt, while awaiting the
text of the proposal and official
Anglo reaction.
The proposal was described by
an authoritative source yesterday
as "a maneuver which is part of
the general Soviet propaganda
framework aimed at effect
ing the morale of the Greek
armed forces and the civilian
resistance to Communism"
A Greek government spokes-
man said a communique may be
issued after receipt of the text
of the Soviet statement and the
official comment of "the great
allie" United States and
Britain.
Cabinet Meets ~ Hours.
The Greek cabinet adjourned
after a 21a-hour session, without
making any statement on the pro-
posal.
The Soviet proposal, described
in a Moscow broadcast, said Rus
sia would be willing to work with
the United States and Britain tt
end the conflict in Greece under
certain conditions. Condition.
included the withdrawal of for.
eign military aid.
The terms followed closely
those which the Communist-lec
rebels already have proposed tc
the Greek government on severa,
occasions. Each time they were
rejected.
Responsible observers here say
that while the Soviet propose,
might appear sincere. We've got
to look for the joker"
The United States has taker
the position that if Russia wants
peace in Greece she should STOP
her Communist satellites from
helping the guerrillas. The United
States also told Russia that Amer
ican aid to Greece would con-
tinue until the satellite aid is
ended.
Britain Takes Similar View.
Britain has taken similar view
saying she refuses to negotiate for
peace in Greece behind the back
of the Greek government. Both
the United States and Britain
have stressed the mediation role
of the United Nations in the s.
year-old civil war, but Russia has
boycotted such efforts.
Top military authorities in
Athens are convinced the guer-
rillas, whose strength Is believed
reduced to 10000. can be defeated
this year. American aid. amount
ing to $625. 900 900. and military
training by United States missions
have strengthened the government
forces in the fight.