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he traded his present Kuhe for Zeke Bonura
Never was deal made for two more first basemen
Kuhe the smooth, hawess fielder He good base
runner and thinker He Grits type but all OF sudden
that spring the old boy was enamoed with the idea Of adding
big rght-hand hitter lineup So he traded kuhel for
bl1ndering, slow, good-natured Zeke.
zeke hit home opening day. month later Grin
him
Heath Left With Bitter Toste
Heath of Boston Braves still speaks bitterly Of
th when he recalls his experience with the Mats Once
Griffith seeking batting sacrificed his type OF player
George Case base stealing champion-to acquire Heath
club month Heath told this reporter
the bench when Griffith called me to his
office and accused of not huing Said wasn't fielding and
running the he wanted He bells when he got me Tor Case
did he expect guy who could give him that long ball ana run
like case'
advertised explained that thought I'd hit for Washington
reasonable period of time but Griffith he wanted hun
dred batted in from and a lot Of speed too
when walked of his office that day In May sensed
was finished And was right"
Big Eddie's Got to Hit
exchange of Mickey Vernon for
Griffith had succumbed to the idea of adding Those
close Griffith wondered from the outset how long Robinson
Like Bonura and Heath big ,and practically
Grifth fancy nfeder and good base-runner in
unlike Kuhel and the anky Ns basman
lacked Mickey hewed to the h
pattern far more than Robinson
Grn has having his troubles in trades during recent
years Gerald Prddy the Browns for
$4,000 two and st. Louis asking minimum of
the Early acquired pair Of aing
pitchers Joe Haynes and Ed Keman who have been help
whatsoever so far. *
A Trade to Help Both Teams
President Bill of the Indians must have been amused
when Griffith claimed Reich waivers after opening the
with Weeks 1e4s first baseman practically
admission rs part that he'd erred Robinson and
sufficiently desperate to gamble again with Veeck.
the other hand, Robnson hitting yesterday Phia
delpha might to indicate the guys hitting stride although
there's been evidence that Eddie has stride the
Matter close this the
colleague returns to haunt the mind.
When the trade of Vernon and Wynn to Cleveland for Robin
and Keman announced the press, Grth
stated TITS deal that should help both teams"
yeah snapped the cynic cleveands first and second
teams"
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Win, Lose, or Draw
By FRANCIS STAkN
Sometimes Griff Is Sorry
. For all of his belated and fu

For futile herocs in Philadelphia, big
Eddie Robinson that he's failed to the
unqualified Clark Griffith and Manager
Kuhel salary than weeks Robin
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sesth Atlantic League.

GreenvilIe. SO; Jacksonyiils, III.
Charleston, 5: Macon, 4.
Savannah, a.; Augusta, 2-6.
Columbus. al: Columbia, Al tseeon'
same tie, called. fain).
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As, 15-7; Mats, o-3
FIRST GAME.

Totals 81 l2 "a 8 Totals 3s IA 27 12
Walked for Yost in 3rd.
Grounded out for Masterson In 9th.
cSinsled for Astroth in 5th.
Walked for Shants In 5th.
- OI2 $50 0IO- Q
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Baseball Standings and Schedules
MONDAY MAY 2, I949
AMERICAN
nasults YestarAny

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phila.. 15-7; wash. 9
3 (2d game called
end of seventh. cur
few.
Boston. II: New York, Q
(called end OF eighth.
rsin).
Chicago, ia; St. L.,
6-l1.
Games Today
None scheduled.
Games Tomorrow
Washington at Chicago.
New York OF St. Louis.
Boston at Detroit.
Only games.
NATIONAL
Results Yesterday
Boston, 64: New York.
S--2.
Philadelphia. 4; Brook.
lyn. 2.
Pittsburgh, 1o---2; Gin.
cinnati. IS.
d. Louis. 8; Chicaso. 8
Games Today
None scheduled.
Games Tonsrrew
cnicago at Boston fn).
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
Pitts'sh at New York tn)
st. Louis at Phiis. tn1.
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Bonn Lemon pitched a two-hit-
ter for Cleveland. but bowed to
Detroit's Hal Newhouser, 3-2. on
Dick Wakefield's three-run homer
In the first inning. Lemon walked
two men before Wakefield crashed
his homer. Newhouser registered
his third victory against one de-
feat, although he allowed eight
hits including two doubles and two
triples.
The Chicago White Sox whipped
the Browns twice in st. Louis.
7-6 and l4-11, to make 1t seven
in q row over the Browns this
season. In all the Sox have won
eight games, the other coming
against the Tigers.
Home runs by Luke Appling
and Steve Souchock were the big
blows for the winners IN the flrst
game. Jerry Scala and Cas-
Michaels poled ound-trippers fo}
the Sox In the second game.
Laurel outlook., 1949-05-11
Helen POmrOy To
Receive Award For
Shorthand Speed

Helen Pomroy, a Laurel high
school senior, has submitted g
successful transcript of a Gregg
writer expert shorthand speed
test dictated at 140 words pei
minute for five minutes. She
will receive her award in an
assembly program at the high
school.
First-year shorthand students
winning recognition r Alma
Fox, Marion Henry and Lauretta
Tubman with transcripts of tests
dictated at 80 words per min
ute; Miriam Frank, Dorothy Flu
jio, Betty Ostwalt, Dolores Par
rent, Erlys Peterson and Fred
Starbard at go words per min
utes.
Of Is students receiving GER
tificates for artistic tipping, Ber-
nice Kamerzel is the prize win
ner
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Rainbow Elects
New f f

With Darlene Moon presiding
as worthy advisor, new officers
were chosen for the coming term
when the Order of Rainbow for
Girls met last Wednesday eve
ming at the Masonic temple.
Named on the new staff of cleo
tive officers were Joyce Bradford,
worthy advisor; Marlene Free
man, associate worthy advisor;
Marlene Hafer, charity; Donna
Sheets, hope, and Linda john
ston, faith.
The appointive officers will be
selected by the new worthy adj
visor and the entire group in
stalled at the May IS meeting
of the assembly.
A lunch following the meeting
was served by Janet Morrison
and Linda Johnston.
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COLUMBUS HOST TO
LEGION NEXT SUNDAY

Legionnaires from Laurel will
be in attendance at the annual
spring meeting of district II OF
the American Legion at Column
bus Sunday, May IS.
Dist. Com. Mike Dimich of Red
Lodge will preside at the meet
ing, at which new officers will
be elected and resolutions will
be approved for presentation to
the state department at the an
nual convention this summer.
The Legion's state department
will be represented at the meet
ing by Andrew Spisla of Baker,
department vice commander;
Herb Kibler Of Helena, depart
ment adjutant, and John l.. Hoff-
man of Helena, assistant adult
ant.
In addition to Legionnaires
Laurel, others will be pres
ent from Columbus, Billings,
Bridger, Hardin, Fromberg and
.ysham.
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u Dog Wins
Award Of Merit
At Idaho Trials

Cresta Chip, a golden retriev-
e. owned and handled by Bob
Head of Laurel, won a certifi-
cate of merit last week at Hay
den Lake, Ida, in one of the
most competitive field trials held
so far this year. Dogs and their
handlers from all parts of the
U. S. participated, with Bringals
Gringo, 1913 national champion,
taking top honors. George An
derson of Billings won a certi-
ficate of merit with his dog,
Duke of Treasure State.
Thirty-four dogs started the
.grueling six-series "open all-age"
test and finished with only nine
dogs completing all the tests.
Owners and handlers of the
1O3 dogs entered in the three
state trial were feted at a BAN
quet at the beautiful Miller
Lodge on Lake Occur d'Alene.
Mr.. and Mrs. Head will travel
with Chip to Missoula May IA
and Is for the Axe trials there
and then to Minnesota for two
more licensed trials, one at Ro-
chester May 81 and % and Min
neapolis May % and 20. Chip
needs a first-place on Axe IL
censed trial to make him a field
trial champion.
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CHANGES SITE
FOR NEGOTIATIONS

F. E. Mayes, president of the
Laurel P.T.A., announced this
that the first pre-school %inocula-
ton will be at the Commercial
club building on Main street next
Wednesday, May IS, instead of
at the wye cline as previously
announced. other incubation
dates have been set for June 6
and 81.
Parents of %pre-school children
are asked to send cards to Mrs.
j. Melvin Williams, chairman of
the project, stating that innoc-
ulations their children will need.
1t is suggested that booster shots
be given those children who have
not been inoculated since 1914.
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GIRLS PHYSICAL Ed
CLASSES PLAN EVENT

The girls physical education
classes of Laurel high school,
under the direction of Mrs. Nc
Garry, will stage a varied pro-
gram of dancing, popular games
for girls and calisthenics at 8
p. m. Friday, May Is. This
will be the first time a program
has been presented by the girls
In opening the exhibition all
the classes will participate in the
calisthenics. The different
groups will then separate to add
their bit to the evenings en-
tertainment. There will be a
v~olleyball game, a kickball game,
a square dance, a sweetheart
dance, a schottische, and others
AS it is the last time for
many of them, the tumblers, un-
der the able guidance of Mrs Nc
Garry, are boasting a longer
bigger-spills performance.
The tumblers who have performed
have put all their energies and
imaginations into flips, dives and
antics.
The public, free of charge, Is
invited to attend the program
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RAILROADS PLAN
NEW CHICAGO SHOW

An all-new wild West" show.
featuring a galaxy of rodeo per-
formers in thrilling bronco bust
ing, bulldogging and calf roping
events, as we'll as trick and fancy
riding exhibitions, will attract
thousands to the "Old Corral" at
the Burlington Northern Pacific
Great Northern exhibit at the
Chicago Railroad fair this sea-
son, June 25 to Oct. 2.
Featured stars will include
Shirley and Don Biron, Hank
Kunen, and Jimmy Johnson and
a troup of other performers, who
will appear from the opening
day through July 81, to be fol-
lowed by completely new shows
commencing Aug. 1 and Aug. %.
Comely Miss Biron, although
only 10, is a veteran performer.
She will demonstrate her YER
satility by participating in bron-
co busting, trick riding and trick
roping contests.
Don Biron, a prize-winner in
such tough competition as the
Cheyenne Frontier Days and the
Calgary Stampede, will appear in
bronco-busting and bulldogging
contests with Jimmy Johnson,
recently returned to rodeo after
wrangling tanks for General
Patton. The comedy touch will
be provided by Hank Kunen, a
noted broncho rider now turned
A replica of Old Faithful gey-
ser, which entertained thousands
at the 1913 fair, will resume
it's methodical eruptions. The
grounds are being handicapped
with trees, shrubs and flowers
redolent of the west; new In
liam tepees will be pitched; au-
,hentic totem poles will be erect
I'd, and the lodge-chalet made
'eady to tell the story and an
,wer questions about the western
7acationlands served by the
;treamlined trains of the three
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MARY BARRETT, TO-,
DIES At M|SSOULA

Mrs. John Alvin returned
Tuesday from Butte where she
attended the funeral of Miss
Mary Barrett, 70, who had been
a resident of Laurel many years.
Miss Barrett, a retired office
clerk, had been in the employ of
the Northern Pacific railroad so
years. She had been i'll several
months and died at the Northern
Pacific hospital in Missoula
where she had been a patient
for the last three months. She
is survived by a nephew, Frank
Devine, who made his home with
her.
Funeral services were held in
the st. Lawrence Catholic church
and burial was in the Holy Cross
cemetery at Butte.
Mrs. Edward Boyd, a former
resident of Laurel was also in
attendance at the funeral and
Louis Yovetich of Butte, son-in-
law of Mrs. Hazel Wallace, was
one of the pallbearers.
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Sc SPORTSMEN TO
MEET At RED LODGE

Plans have been completed fol-
the twenty-sixth annual meeting
of the Southeastern Montana
~Sportsmen's association at Rec
Lodge Sunday, May Is, according
to j. E. Enrico of Red Lodge
president of the association. The
Red Lodge Rod and Gun club will
be host.
The business session is SEIZED
uled to convene at 10 a. M, with
a recess at noon for a Dutch
lunch, and will reconvene at 1.
Important resolutions are to
come before the meeting, design
ed to create closer harmony be-
tween the member clubs in the
district and the Montana Wildlife
Federation. Election of new Of
ficers will be another item of
business. Present officers be-
sides President Enrico are Jens
Kalberg, Hardin, vice president,
and H. E. Baretta, Red Lodge,
secretary-treasurer.
A committee composed of Mrs.
Enrico, Mrs. Tim Zylstra, Mrs.
Walter Sandine, Mrs. Leo Spo-
gen, Mrs. Hiram Baretta, Mrs.
Sandretto, Mrs. Fred
Schwin and Mrs. Ed Nordstrom.
will entertain the visiting ladies.
A shooting match is slated for
l to 5. A retriever exhibition
will be held during the afternoon.
The morning and afternoon
business sessions and the dinner
at 6 o'clock will be in the Eagles
hall. Leo r. Spogen, Red Lodge,
has been appointed POSTMASTER.
those expected to attend
are r. F. Cooney, director of
wild life restoration; Don l..
Brown, Roundup, assistant big
game biologist; A. G. Stubble-
field, superintendent of fisheries;
DR.. V. V. Crissey, president of
the Montana Wild Life Fedora
lion; DR.. f. G.. Vedova, retiring
commissioner, and Thomas Nor
gan, newly appointed commits
of district 5.
The Red Lodge Woman's club
,horus has consented to sing
several numbers at the dinner,
which will be served by the Ital-
an Girls Victory club.
The association is composed of
g counties: Carbon, Saltwater,
Yellowstone, Big Horn, Treasure,
Rosebud, Custer, Fallon, Carter,
River, Musselshell, Col
len Valley and Prairie.
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Parker Of FrOmberg
Is Seated As Head
OF DeMOlay Chapter

Burl Parker of Fromberg was
installed as master councillor of
the Norman C. Johnston chapter,
Order of DeMolay for Boys, at
ceremonies conducted at the Lau-
rel Masonic temple Tuesday eve
ming.
Other officers installed were
Jack Heebner, senior councillor;
Jim Morrison, junior councillor;
Danny Hafer, senior deacon; Jim
Gass, junior deacon; Douglas
Toombs, senior steward; Clayton
Sheets, junior steward; Bob Stick
elberger, chaplain; Jim Graft,
marshal; Richard Hageman, STAN
dard bearer; Neal Roberts, SEN
tinel; Pat Eyer, orator; Ronald
Hageman, almoner; James F.
Morrison, scribe, and Stanley
Byers, Donald Brown, Donald
Mobley, Harold Johnston, DON
aid Schessler, Kenneth Leuthold
and Danny Freund, preceptors.
The installing officers, all past
master councillors of the chapter,
were Clyde Cromwell, Donald
Graft, Donald Bradford, Wayne
Hageman, Jr., and John Orndorff.
Orndorff, retiring master coun-
cilor, was presented a past mas
ter council pin by L. Wayne
Hageman, ST., advisor of the
Laurel chapter.
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Mayor PrOclaims
May % AS Poppy
Day For Laurel

Monday, May 80, is set aside as
a National Holiday in observance
of the Memory of the War Dead.
This day is known as Memorial
Day.
1t has been the custom, and
still is, to raise money for the
disabled veterans of past wars
through the sale of peoples.
Saturday, May %, is the date
designated for Poppy day.
We are still aware that the
necessity of mor money for this
worthy cause is greater as time
goes on, and we respectfully So
licit your heartiest cooperation in
fulfilling III growing obligation
to the disabled veterans.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars
and American Legion Auxiliary
have worked for this cause for
years. We know that their job
is a bigger one than ever before.
All they are asking is that every
n buys an Auxiliary Poppy.
We owe it to the veterans who
have given their all for us, and
we owe it to the Auxiliary for
their endless task. Let's all dig
down deep and buy a Poppyl
We only get the opportunity once
a year, so let's take advantage of
it.
IF YOU HAVE A BUDDY
POPPY-BUY AN AUXILIARY
POPPY TOO!
PETER D. THOMSON,
Mayor
Laurel outlook., 1949-05-11
TOASTMASTERS' ART
SHOWN K|WAA|ANS

Laurel Kiwanians got a close
up of how a Toastmasters club
functions and the products it
creates when members of Billings
Boothill Toastmasters club pro-
vided the program Wednesday
evening for the Kiwanis club.
They first described their organ
ization and then gave a demon
stration Of how to make toast
masters and able public speakers
of men without much if any pre-
v;ous experience. Appearing on
the program were John Powers,
Bob Martin, Jerry Dean, Francis
Chester and John Mckay.
They explained that the or
~ganization started in 1882 in
California and has since become
worldwide. Most of the clubs
in America are in the west, with
the east now taking up the idea
The purpose is to train men to
properly conduct meetings and
tc acceptably deliver either pre-
pared or extemporaneous address
ses. Membership is limited to 80
per club so that all will have
an opportunity to speak at fire.
quent intervals.
The training includes instruc-
ton in what and what not to
do and say, with closely scored
and detailed criticisms of on-the-
feet performance. The Billings
men gave unrehearsed demon
STATIONS, taking turns at speak
ing and criticising.
They repeatedly urged the Lau-
rel men to form a Toastmatters
club here.
Earlier in the meeting, H. K
Porter reported on the ~inter-city
meeting of Kiwanis clubs Satur-
day in Miles City. Laurel sent
10, perhaps the largest percent
age. Billings was represented by
II. After dinner the different
clubs put on the program, pre-
senting numbers before and after
the principal address by DR..
Selke, chancellor of the Greater
University of Montana.
Dick Shotwell, playing saxo-
and Shirley Collins, plan
list, ably represented the Laurel
Rev. M. ]. Wilcox, former
Laurel Methodist pastor who is
now a resident of Glendive, ap-
peared with a group of singing
ministers. Yellowstone club at
Billings, youngest in the district,
had Eugene Spildie, Laurel high
school student and member of the
Kiwanis-sponsored Key club, as
its principal speaker.
Pres. j. Willard Baldwin said
he was much pleased with the
showing Laurel had made at
Miles City. He then referred the
meeting to Wesley Freeberg, pro-
gram committeeman, who intro
duced the representatives of the
Toastmasters club.
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Past Presidents
End Their Season

A business session Tuesday af-
ternoon at the home of Mrs.
Emily Richardson closed the sea-
sons activities Of the Past Pres
ident's parley of the American
Legion Auxiliary.
Heading the group for the next
year will be Mrs. Lillian Wage,
chairman, and serving with her
will be Mrs. Edrie Hilgert, Sc
cretary-treasurer.
A dessert lunch was served by
the hostess during the socia'
hour.
Laurel outlook., 1949-05-11
ROTAR|ANS TOUR NEW
ICE PLANT Of n. P.

The Laurel Rotary club haC
an unusual program Tuesday, q
tour of the Northern Pacific's
new artificial ice plant that was
erected during the past eight
months at al estimated cost of
100000. The tour followed the
clubs customary noon luncheon.
Guests and visitors at the
meeting were C. j. Carroll, C
L.. Crist and j. B. Dean, Billings
Rotarians; G. p. Lindahl, new
general foreman at Laurel shops
of the Northern Pacific, and
Russell j. Orr, superintendent of
the Northern Pacific's new ice
plant here.
The club noted visitor Car
rolls birthday. Reports on the
Rotary conference last week in
Livingston were given by Pres
Oliver Void; j. w. Corwin, Lau-
rel's candidate for governor at
the convention, and B. M. Har-
ris, one of the members attend
ing the state meeting.
Marvin T. Hoppel, member of
the May program committee, an
nounced the tour.
The N. P. ice plant is located
in the east end of the Laurel
yards. The general contractor
was Hitz Construction company
of Billings and the refrigeration
installation contractor was the
Warhurst Engineering company
of Lexington, Mo. The entire
plant construction was under the
supervision of n. j. Stocking, an
assistant engineer for the North
ern Pacific. Refrigeration equip
ment was purchased from Frick
company of Waynesboro, Pa,
whose representative, a Mr.. Van
Sparks of Kansas City, Mo-, is
quoted as saying that this is one
of the most modern ice plants IN
operation.
The artificial ice plant oper-
ates "a hours a day and employs
four operators, R. H. Strending,
R. D. Whitaker, Harold D. In
gram and John Scalise, and the
superintendent, Orr. They are
under the direction Of F. F.
Fischer, manager of perishable
freight traffic with offices in St.
Paul.
The artificial ice plant was
put into operation April A this
year and to date has manufac-
tured about 1000 tons of ice.
The plant uses ammonia for the
CONTINUED on Page Ten)
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Entertains Mothers
Of Brownie Troop

Mrs. Marshall H Huntington n,
leader, and Mrs. F. E. Mayes,
assistant leader, were hostesses
at a tea Tuesday at a for Brownie
Scout troop 5 and their mothers.
During a program Sandra
Stoltz extended a welcome which
was responded to for the moth
ers by Mrs. w. C. Porter.
Brownie pins and pendants
were awarded troop members for
their years work in the Girl
Scouts.
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Laurel Students At
State Music Meet

Laurel high school students at
tending the state music week at
Great Falls May 6 and Z were
Darlene and Audrey Moon, Linda
Johnston, Marlene Freeman, Vir-
ginia Harlan, Betty Brese, Don
ma Sheets, Marion Henry, Laurel
Stenerson, Eleanor Fisher, Nan
CIV Purchase, Pat Ward, John
Goodenbour, Bill Smith, Danny
CONTINUED on Page Tenn
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GROUP TO STUDY
HOOVER FINDINGS
Committee Forms AT Helena
On Management Of Gov
ernment, Functions

Plans for furthering genera
public understanding and accept.
ance of the Hoover commission
findings we're made in Helena
last week at a meeting attended
by a representatives group of
Montana industrial, business, la
Dor, farm and civic leaders. The
representatives formally organic
ed a Montana Committee on Or
ganization of the Federal Gov
eminent and elected Norman
Winestine, Helena merchant, as
its chairman. He will be assist
ed by an executive committee
which is now in the process of
formation.
"The purpose of the Montana
committee will be to study the
findings of the Hoover commits
sion and to acquaint Montana
citizens with its recommends
tons These detectives will be
realized without prejudice, par
tisanship or politics, and the COM
mittee will function as a volun-
tary, Independent group of citi-
%zens," Winestine said.
Those who have accepted men,
bership on the Montana commit
tee include Sen. Howard Doggett,
Montana Woolgrowers association,
Townsend; James Garlin gton,
Montana Bar association, Missou-
la; Sylvester Graham, C. 1. O.,
Billings; Hugh Galusha, Jr., Ger
titled Public Accountants, Helena;
Mrs. Mildred Graeter, Women's
clubs, Deer Lodge; George Jaco-
by, Associated Industries, Helena;
Dan j. Mooney, Montana Con-
tractors association, Butte; Sen
Tom Ross, Montana Stockgrow-
ers association, Chinook; Robert
Sterling, Hardware and Imple-
ment Dealers association, Roman;
Clarkson Spain, Montana Farm
bureau, Bozeman; Dan Lovelace,
Montana Junior Chamber of Com
merce, Bozeman; George B..
Schotte, Automobile Dealers as
ISOLATION, Butte; Carl Trauerman,
Mining associ a ion,
]. F. M. Travis, Montana
of Commerce, Havre,
and Winstine, Helena.
Communications from Winton
Weydemeyer of the Montana
State Grange and Grover Steven
son of the Montana Petroleum
Industries committee, expressing
approval of the purposes of the
state committee, were read at
The meeting Friday.
Four members of the nation
al committee attended the meet
.ng. They were A. L.. Hammer
strom of Billings, John P. Fa-
prick of Bozeman, R. E. Crangle
If Butte and Norman B. Hotter .
If Helena. Other Montana men, -,
,ers of the national committee
ire H. o. Bell of Missoula, John :
Dawson of Great Falls, A.
{. Hubbard of Helena, Arthur /.
:. Lamey of Billings and E. G..
Iepheimer of Poison. !
At the end of the session Mr.. !
invited "other interest
d men and women and their or
.5anizations to join us in this
of bringing about a bet
er public understanding of the
iced for improvements in the
management of the federal gov
rnment and its functions"