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Laurel outlook., 1949-10-19
DR.. Smith Outlines
History OF Writing

Continued from Page One)
OF being or of action transporting.
From the photographs were evol-
ed the formal characters which
could be sound as well as formal
lied mental pictures. Writing, the
transference of thought by means
of marks, progressed to the happy
point where it could be done flow
ingly and rapidly without attempt
at reproduction of beasts, water or
other objects of the material world
concerning man.
The progression of the art was
not readily accomplished as might
appear. Instead it was rather
slow. Smith illustrated this point
with the present English letters A
and B. Originally A was the out
line picture of a cows head, with
the sharp point down and the
spreading horns above. Later it
was turned on it's side and at last
to its present position. B at first
was squarish and represented a
house, with an attached swash
mark denoting something akin to
a patio or courtyard. Both A and
z came into the English from the
Latin, which obtained them from
the Greek, which in turn derived
them from the Phoenician. A was
aleph in Hebrew, alif in Arabic,
alpha in Greek. B in Greek was
beta. With modified pronouncia-
ton the Greek A and B are the
first syllable of the English word
alphabet.
AS Smith saw it, the English al
phabet or system of writing marks
came straight from the Greek via
Latin, and the Greek from the Sc
mite. Back of the Semitic were
other languages. He made no men,
ton of Sanscrit. Sometimes he
lapsed into the forgotten Language
es, speaking quotations from them
almost as rapidly as from English.
Near the end he RECALLED his audi
ence with an old story from one,
to the effect that some good can
come from that which is supposed
ly bad.
"The Greeks had a word for
he also quoted. Well they
they often had $50 or more
infections from a verb.
At the beginning of the meeting,
DR.. William Copeland of Billings
announced that the Billings club
had completed arrangements for
an intercity meeting for Oct. 81,
which will be ladies' night. Chan
,ellor George Selke of the Greater
University, who was in the Orient
asst winter, will be the speaker. To
observe United Nations week, the
club voted a week ago to
ioin the Billings club in an inter-
lily meeting. Selke's topic is to
,e 'fCan the United Nations Pre-
yent World War III?"
Rev. Clarence Spellman took a
,ow and announced the birth of a
,aby in his family. Oliver Void,
immediate past president, conduct
ID the meeting in the absence of
he president and vice president.
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The Snappy Sewing Sisters me
last Friday at the home of Mrs
Luella Benin. The evening wa
spent informally and with hant
work, followed by a chile supper
served by the hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eric Tom of Boze-
man we're overnight guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Jerry Simpson Tuesday
The Toms had been on an ex-
tended eastern trip and were er
route to their home.
Mrs. Joe Fry and Mrs. Pau.
Void were guests of Mrs. JerrolC
Covert at a bridge party at the
Hiland's club in Billings last week
Mrs. Void received one of the
prizes.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. Brown OF
Pitchfork, Wyo., spent the week
end in Laurel.
| MI. and Mrs. E. w. Tower re-
turned Monday from a. trip to Wis
consin. They also visited in Chi
cago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Hoppel
bagged a deer in the Melville
country Saturday.
The Adult Bible Fellowship met
Tuesday evening at the home of
Mrs. C.. A. George. Twenty-three
members and guests were present.
Ray Harris, presided at the bust
ness meeting and led the lesson
il. the absence of Rev. C. G. Spell
man. The next meeting will be at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dore Johnson Oct. %.
Mrs. C. L. Starbard returned to
her home here last Thursday from
Spokane where she had visited
Fred Starbard a week. The latter
has been attending a telegraph
school in Spokane since Sept. L.
She was also a guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Crowder and Mr.. and
Walter Fatur, all Laurel res
idents when the men were work.
ing here for the Northern Pacific.
In Omak, Wash, she visited her
husbands brother-in-law and sis
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Hutchins.
j. Willard Baldwin was among
The successful Laurel hunters COM
.ng home from week end deer
hunting trips. He got a buck deer
On the south fork of the Judith
near the old town of Utica.
Mrs. Paul Brohaugh was hostess
At the meeting of chapter B, P. E.
D. Wednesday night. Mrs. Ann
Story gave a paper on Indian
Tribes of Montana" and played
three piano numbers of Indian
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Perry return
ID to their home here Sunday from
/ trip of two weeks. In Roland,
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Graft Attends
Wedding In Falls

Mrs. Fred Graft returned Mon
day from Great Falls where she
attended the wedding of her niece,
Miss Patricia Jean Owen, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Owen,
Jr., of Great Falls and Hugh F.
McNamer, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bruce R. McNamer of Shelby.
The wedding was at st. AIMS
cathedral Saturday morning and
was followed by a wedding break
fast at the Meadow Lark country
club.
Donald Graft and the brides
brother, students at the Montana
State university, drove from Mis-
soula to be ushers at the wedding.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-19

Iowa, near the center of the state,
they transacted business connect
ed with a farm of more than 100
acres that was originally granted
by the federal government to a
kinsman of Mrs. Perry for serv-
ices in the war of 1912. In recent
years the property passed to Mr..
and Mrs. Perry. There are only
two transactions of record at the
courthouse in the Iowa county
where the land is situated-the
patent from the government and
one subsequent transfer of title.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-19
Riden Practices In
Navy Off Labrador

Great Lakes, Ill.,, Oct. 49, Rob-
ert ]. Riden, boilermaker first
class, U. S. navy, of Laurel, is a
crew member aboard the destroyer
USS Dennis j. Buckley which is
taking part in joint navy and ma
rine corps cold weather exercises
off the coast of Labrador in the
vicinity of Hamilton inlet.
The exercices will continue for
approximately four weeks, with
about 10 days spent in Canadian
waters.
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this week to her Tuesday contract
club. Guests were Mrs. Joe Lar
son and Mrs. Leonard Ferrin. Mrs.
o. K Chapman, Mrs. Ferrin and
Mrs. Kenneth Walker won prizes.
Miss Amelia Thiel spent the
week end visiting friends in Hell
ena.
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KNOW
M ONTANA...
ST. MARY'S MISSION

BY William Cochran, Editor, Stevensville Tribune.
st. Mary's Mission at Stevensvine, oft-credited as the cradle OF
religion and civilization in Montana was founded In lo4! by
Father Peter John DeSmet of the Jesuit order. Thrice delega-
tions of Selfish Flathead) Indians had journeyed to st. Louis
requesting that the Jesuit community there send "blackrobes"
to teach the tribesmen.
On September "a, 1871, Father DeSmet arrived in Bitter Root
valley. In his party were Fathers Nicholas Point and Gregory
Mengarini and lay brothers, William Claessen, Charles Huet and
Joseph Specht. A delegation of F1atheads met the religious
group at Fort Hall, Idaho.
Father DeSmet and associates, aided by the Selfish, built a
little log chapel with no other tools than an axe, a saw and an
augur. Montanas earliest church became known as st. Marys
Mission.
MANY Indians accepted the Christian faith. Also, agriculture,
forestry and other arts and skils were taught. Cattle and
poultry were introduced into the economic life of the Indian.
Father Antony Ravali succeeded Father DeSmet in 1915. He
constructed a water-powered grst mill; built the first saw mill,
fashioning a saw from a wagon tire and fathered the first lrri-
cation project in Montana.
In 1850 the mission was abandoned. Land and buildings were
leased to Major John Owen and Francis Owen. The mission
was reopened in 1866 with Father Rayani again in charge. The
mission was closed in 1891 when the few remaining "Flatheads"
were moved to Jocko reservation.
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
~Work for a Greater and More Prosperous Montana"
This ia . project that should include all Montanans.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-19
The Outlook Says:

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Platz and
Mrs. Charles Gowen Ire leaving
Thursday morning to drive to Ne
braska.
Mrs. Roy Edwards was hostess
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-19
Weapon of TOads

About the only protective weapon
the toad has is a milky fluid which
they can give off and which is OBJ
noxious to dogs.
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Check Tires

Checking tires on cars and trucks
regularly will help prevent many
Hat tires.
Evening star., 1949-09-22
GI Who Escaped Russians
Gets Duty Outside Berlin
BY the Assoeiaisd Press

BERLIN, Sept. 22.-Army Re-
cruit John J. Seinkiewicz, 26, who
escaped from a Russian jail last
week, leaves Berlin tomorrow for
reassignment to duty in the Amer
ican zone Of Germany, the Army
said today.
The Baltimore man has been
undergoing examination in an
Army hospital in Berlin to deter
mine the effect on his health Of
nearly II months detention, un-
der-feeding and beatings by the
Russians.
United States Army sources said
Sienkiewicz was being sent to the
zone "out Of reach Of anybody
who might not have liked the
statements he made''~after his
daring midnight dash to freedom.
The youth escaped with three
British soldiers who still are in
Berlin.
Evening star., 1949-09-22
Man, 81, Seriously Hurt
When Struck by Bus

An 81-year-old pedestrian was
struck and critically injured at
$50 am. today by a Capital
Transit Co. bus as he attempted
to cross o street NE. near Eek
ington place, police reported.
He was identified at Casualty
Hospital as william E. Rideout.
of 1920 Swami street NV. Police
said they were told the pedestrian
started across and then back from
the middle of the street indeci-
sively as the bus approached.
The Capital Transit Co. iden-
titled the bus driver as James I.
Mills, 81, of 1925 Penn street NE.
Evening star., 1949-09-22
By George Beveridqe

Thousands of veterans through
out the country and hundreds in
the Washington area probably will
have to pay part of their own
tuition in CT training courses this
fall and may lose up to several
weeks of subsistence pay, The Star
learned today.
Veterans affected are those who
have completed or quit previous
CT bill training, and who failed
to apply before September IL to
the Veterans Administration for
certificates making them eligible
for the new courses they want to
take this fall.
Reason for the student vet
erans' predicament is that VA
failed to tell them about the Sep
tember IL deadline until it was
too late for most veterans to do
anything about it.
None of the press releases dis
tributed by VA, a check showed
mentioned the September IL dead
line until September Is.
VA officials said they could not
Evening star., 1949-09-22

already questioned are said to
believe it started in the ships
linen closet. Passengers in the
cabin next to the closet are listed
as missing and no remains were
found in the cabin.
The Star adds that investigators
were trying to determine what
had been stored in the linen closet
that might have started the blaze.
The linen itself was not con-
sidered combustible.
The Canadian government will
open It's formal inquiry into the
disaster next Wednesday In To-
(See NORONIC, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1949-09-22
(See PRESSMEN. Page A-4)
tSee PRESSMEN. Page A-4.)
Two Men Prevent Clerk
From Leaping Off Bridge

The attempt Of q 37-year-old
clerk to leap from the Calvert
Street Bridge last night was pre-
vented by two men who were
walking by as he climbed to the
rail. police reported.
The two men grabbed and held
the would-be suicide until police,
summoned by q motorist, arrived
and assisted in pulling him to
safety. The two men left without
identifying themselves, according
to Corp. Frank v. Breazeale.
The clerk told police he wanted
to lend it all" He said he lived
In the $500 block Of Thirty eighth
street NV. Police sent him to
Gallinger Hospital for mental OBJ
servation.
Evening star., 1949-09-22
VA Oversight May Cost Ex-GIs
Part of 7 uition and Subsistence
DeodIine for Enrolment in New Courses
Is Announced Too Lote for Compliance

estimate the, number of veterans
who will have to make some cash
outlay toward their CT bill edu-
cation, but that the number
could be very large"
The deadline date is included
in a new regulation, about which
there was confusion, even at the
top levels of VA, as late as yester-
day.
The new policy is aimed at a
much stricter control of so-called
educational and recreational"
courses. But it also affects the
vast number of veterans enrolled
in more standard education and
training courses.
It states that all prospective
traineeS who ask VA after Sep
tember IL to declare them eligible
for courses must tell VA the name
of the school and the specific
course they intend to enter. For
merly. the eligibility certificates"
allowed veterans to enter any ap-
proved school.
Furthermore. II veterans have
ICoo I1T1TTD ANC De-. A1l
Evening star., 1949-09-22
Parliament Recalled
tuesday for Debate
On Pound DeyaIuafion
Speculation Increasing
Thot AttIee May Have to
Order Election Soon
lY the Axsociotad Rrass

LONDON, Sept. Prime
Minister Attlee's cabinet agreed
today to call Parliament from Its
vacation next Tuesday to debate
devaluation of the pound.
Meanwhile. speculation in
creased that devaluation may
compel Mr.. Attlee to call a gen.
eral election soon. One well-in-
formed pro-Labor informant said
the chance of an early election
now seemed about $3.50.
Labor rank and file remained
restless and fearful Of higher liv-
ing costs to come from devalua-
ton.
But railway workers. bowling to
union discipline, spurned q call
for a paralyzing showdown strike
on London subways this morning
They instead were awaiting de-
valuation developments.
A government source confirmed
the cabinets decision to recall
Parliament for an emergency ses-
sion. Neither house normally
would ~reconvene until October 18
Session to Last 2 or 3 Days.
Conservative Winston Churchill
Liberal Leader Clement Davies
and the Communist Party all had
demanded an earlier meeting te
consider devaluation. The session
will last two or three days, de-
pending on how much time the
opposition requires, the informant
said.
Politicians of the left and right
agreed that devaluation's promise
of harder times was creating q
stern test for the Socialist regime
Plans to throw London's subway
system into chaos in protest
against rejection Of wage-boost
demands fizzled out. Only a hand
full Of the capitals $4,000 railway
men needed a call BY their local
union for q showdown beginning
last midnight.
Politicians Of the left and right
however. agreed that the Labor
government still faced q severe
test Of making its devaluation
policy work.
25th Nation Takes Step.
Meanwhile, the list of nations
slashing the value, Of the money
rose to Is. Hashemite Jordan cut
its pound in line with the British
|devaluation today: Luxembourg
and Portugal did the same yes
terday.
In Paris, a high American ofi-
cial predicted that France, Italy
and Belgium will soon make a
compact to exchange their cur
rencies freely with each other as
a move to meet British trade COM
petition.
The go-slow threat misfired
after top officials of the National
Union Of Railwaymen appealed to
the rank and file not to upset
(see DEVALUATION. Page yA-4.)
Evening star., 1949-09-22
u. S. Accuses Ohio Newspoper
Of Injur;ng Radio Competition
Loroin Journal and Four Executives
Named in First Court Action of Its Kind

The Jutice Department an
nounced today the Government
had filed it's first case under the
Sherman antitrust act against
a newspaper accused of conspiring
to injure a competing radio sta
ton.
A preliminary INDUCTION was
sought against the Lorain, Ohio,
Journal Co., and four of it's officers
requiring that the Journal accept
advertising from sources which
also advertise over radio stations
in Lorain and nearby Elyria, and
in q competing Sunday newspaper
at Lorain, 1t was said.
Attorney General McGrath said
the suit, filed in Cleveland Federal
Evening star., 1949-09-22
Striking Drivers Plan
To Extend Picketinq 10
Baltimore Truckers
Incoming Freight Piles Up
At Pennsylvania Terminal; f;
B. & O. Boosts Deliveries

Striking District truck drivers
plan to extend their picket lines
to warehouses in Baltimore today
IN IN effort to break the solid
front Of seven large trucking firms
which are resisting union demands
for wage increases.
Charles j. Bell, president Of
Local $50, Truck Drivers Union,
said pickets have been assigned to
patrol the Baltimore warehouses
of the Davidson TrAnsfer b
Storage Co.. Baltimore Transfer
Co., w. T. Cowan, Inc, and
Brooks Transfer Co.. beginning
at 4 pm. today.
I'VE don't think the Baltimore
drivers will cross our picket lines, +"
Mr.. Bell said.
Some Trucks Kept Rolling.
Although Washington opera
tions Of the four firms stopped
when the strike was called at s
pm. Tuesday their interstate
trucks have continued to roll out
of Baltimore and Richmond
terminals. These trucks made no
deliveries in Washington. how:
ever.
Picket lines were formed again
this morning around the Wash
ington warehouses of the seven
struck firms. Affected by the
strike. in addition to the four
firms named above, are the Eagle
Transfer Co., the Savage Truck
Line and the Elliott Motor Lines.
The impact of the strike con-
tinued today to be felt most Sc
verely at the Pennsylvania Rail-
road freight terminal, Fourth
street and Virginia avenue S.W.,
which also serves the Southern
Railway. c. & o. and r., F. 81 P.
Railroads. About so carloads of
District freight arrive at the ter
minal daily.
Freight Agent Grover Black
stone said all Of the freight is
being unloaded as 1t arrives, but
consignees are notified that they
must make individual arrange
ments for delivery Of their goods.
To avoid warehouse and platform
congestion, the railroads plan to
use hundreds Of empty boxcars
as temporary warehouses for
freight which is not called for.
b. & O. Increases Deliveries.
The Baltimore & Ohio freight
terminal, unaffected by the strike
because its contract trucker has
an individual agreement with the
union, reported a marked increase
IN deliveries as shipments into
Washington were re-routed over
B. g. o. lines. The railroad also
reported picking up much of the
freight which normally comes into
Washington by truck.
Mr.. Bell said the union has
made emergency arrangements to
Evening star., 1949-09-22
The Star Presents
Football Scores
On Station WMAL

Beginning this Saturday at
8 pm. The Star will present a
weekly 15-minute roundup Of
scores and highlights of foot
ball games played across the
Nation.
Please do not phone The Star
for scores, but tune in The
Stars football roundup for
the latest results,
Evening star., 1949-09-22
Possibility Of Arson Reported
Probed in Toronto Ship Disaster

TORONTO. Sept 22.-The To-
ronto Star said today Z secret
inquiry at the Ontario fire mar
shal's Office is investigating the
possibility Of arson in connection
with last Saturdays fire aboard
the cruise steamer Noronic. At
least 1872 persons lost their lives
In the tragedy.
\ The Star said at least two crew
members of the Canada Steam
ship Lines vessel had not been To-
Gated by Investigators.
The newSpaper says the inves-
tigation has not revealed the cause
Of the IRE. but that crew members
Evening star., 1949-09-22
Catholic Press to Hold
1850 Congress in Rome
BY ths A.seeiaisd Press

VATICAN CITY, Sept. 22.-The
Catholic press will hold its third
international congress in Rome
during Holy Year under the aus
pices of the Catholic Press Com
mission Of the Holy Year.
The congress will meet from
February Is through 10. It's theme
viii be "The Catholic press at the
service Of liberty, justice and
peace"
Evening star., 1949-09-22
A Chip Off the Old Bloc

Court, was the first of its kind
against q newspaper. The publi-
cation was charged with under
taking to acquire ownership of the
competition and refusing to accept
advertising given also to the radio
stations and the Sunday papef.
The announcement said that
numerous afndavits from business
men in Lorain, Elyria and Cleve-
land were fled along with the
suit. reciting their experiences
with the Journal.
In Q statement, Mr.. McGrath
said:
LAS the Supreme Court pointed
out in the Associated Press case,
(See NEWCp q pER poCe A.IN
Evening star., 1949-09-22
Arms Slash Backers
Show Gain as Senate
preparesiov voIeIo!dal
Bill Held Sure 10 Poss,
But Approval Of Full
Amount Sought Is Doubtful
By J. A. O'Leon

Advocates Of q further cut in
the $1,314.010,0 900 foreign military
aid bill were gaining ground as
the Senate prepared to- vote at
6 o'clock this evening.
The bill to strengthen Is ma
tions cooperating with the United
States to. prevent another war is
sure to pass, but administration
leaders concede they face hard
fight to hold a majority against
pending amendments to reduce
the 81 ,000, ,000, 900 earmarked for
Western Europe.
Both parties are split on the
amount that should be put up
this year to carry out the North
Atlantic treaty. On the Demo-
cratic side the administration finds
three influential Southern Demo-
|crats-Senators George, Byrd and
Russell-working to cut the
European fund to $500, ,000. 900.
Vandenberg Also Opposed.
On the Republican side, Senator
vandenberg Of Michigan, leading
exponent of bipartisan foreign
policy. is supporting the admin
istration figures, but he also finds
a substantial bloc Of Republican
Senators ready to line up for
less.
In short, a bipartisan economy
bloc is challenging the hackers
of bipartisan foreign policy. Once
the amendments are out Of the
way. observers expect the bill to
pass by an overwhelming major
Iity, probably by Z pm.
Regardless Of how today's fight
ends. the bill which goes to Presi-
dent Truman for signature is al
most certain to contain less than
81, 1,314.o10,000. The House already
has cut the European fund in
half, which brought the total Of
its bill down to $819.505 900. This
means the final draft will have
to be q compromise.
George Motion Due for First Vote.
AS the bill now stands. it sep
arates the European fund into
$500, ,o00. 900 cash and q like
amount Of contract authority.
The first vote may come on
Senator Georges motion to make
this $500, ,000, 900 cash and $780,
000, 900 Of contract authority.
II this fails to carry, Senator
Knowland, Republican. Of Califor-
mia, will move for smaller cuts Of
$100, 100000 from the cash and
500, ,000, 900 from the contract
authorization, leaving $500. .000. 900
for North Atlantic treaty nations.
Other amendments pending on
the clerks desk. which have less
chance. would:
Earmark 500. .0o0. 900 to repair
or rebuild churches OF Ill denom-
nations in Europe.
Set aside 10 to rs per cent Of
the funds TO start an international
lsee ARMS. Page A-4.)