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Laurel outlook., 1950-12-13
CHRISTMAS MAIL
At POST OFFICE
SETTING RECORD
Mailing Of Better Prepared
Parcels Began Unusually
Early This Season

People began mailing their
Christmas parcels earlier this year
than usual. The parcels are better
prepared than ever by beng more
carefully wrapped and securely
tied. Strangely, quite a number of
Billings residents come here to
mail their packages. The present
e-Christmas season records an
increased number of parcels going
by air mail to far distant destina-
lions.
Apparently the public has spe-
cially needed the urging of postal
employees to help the service by
wrapping carefully and mailing
early, Postmaster Wayne Willis of
the Laurel post office commented
Tuesday. The biggest Monday so
far this season was this week. The
postmaster said he expected the
peak next Monday, Dec. IS, just a
week before Christmas.
The volume of business and re-
ceipts have steadily increased year
by year during the five years
Willis has been postmaster, and
it is expected 1850 will turn out
TO be the largest in the history of
the office. The closing quarter will
undoubtedly be a record breaker.
Why people living in Billings
should come here, a round trip
distance of 80 miles, to mail their
Christmas parcels is not quite
clear. A guess is that there is less
congestion here.
The carrier service is inspected
twice a year. The last inspection
revealed that the carriers were
making so more stops than six
months before, which means that
the number of patrons has in
creased. All the boxes at the post
office are now in use, with a wait
ing list established. A situation
like this has not been known before.
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Nurses Association
To Ask Legislature
Consider New Bill

Helena, Dec. 13.-Montana's pro.
fessional and practical nurses as.
sociations will ask the 1851 legis.
lature to consider a bill providing
for a new nurse practice act.
The bill has been prepared be-
cause the present act "no longer
meets the need for which it was
passed-to insure safe nursing
care for the public" Miss O'Connor
George of Billings, president of the
Montana State Nurses association,
said.
The Montana State Nurses asso-
citation, composed of professional
nurses, and the Montana State
Practical Nurses association are
joint sponsors of the bill.
Miss George and other M.S.N.A,
directors explained at a meeting
here last week end that the pro-
posed legislation would provide:
/. Compulsory licensure of all
professional nurses engaged in the
practice of nursing.
2. Permissive licensure for prac-
teal nurses; that is, any person
practicing as a trained, licensed or
certified practical nurse would be
required to have a license. The
title licensed practical nurse"
would be protected.
8. Accreditation of schools Of
practical nursing.
Practical nurses and their edu-
cation are not included in the ex-
nurse practice act, first
passed in 1913.
M.S.N.A. directors pointed out
unlicensed persons could practice
practical nursing so long as they
did not represent themselves to be
licensed.
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FREEBURY ELECTED
81 HEAD Of MAS0NS

The local Masonic lodge, Corin-
THAN No. 72, at its meeting Dec.
a elected John E. Freebury to serve
as it's worshipful master in 1851.
He succeeds Dewey L. Hafer, who
was the lodges principal officer in
1850.
Others elected were Herman
Schessler, senior warden; Edward
Coombs, junior warden; Raymond
F. Stevens, treasurer; j. r. Heeb-
ner, secretary. Stevens and Heeb-
ner wer reelected.
The Masonic lodge and Zidonian
chapter of the Eastern Star expect
to hold joint installations this year,
with the date tentatively set for
evening, Dec. 20.
Laurel outlook., 1950-12-13
POmrOy Completes
Training For Navy

Great Lakes, ILL.,, Dec. 13.-Bur-
ton Pomroy, seaman recruit, USN,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Pomroy
of GOT Sixth avenue, Laurel, Mont,
recently completed recruit training
at the naval training center, San
Diego, Calf, and is now available
for assignment to a fleet unit or
to one of the navy's schools for
specialized training.
During this period of training.
he underwent intensive drill in such
subjects as signaling, navigation,
basic ordnance and seamanship. He
also was indoctrinated into the
ways of the navy and learned the
customs of the service.
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INVITED TO
SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE

At a meeting of the P. T. A.
executive committee, arrangements
were made to sponsor open house
at the city schools in lieu of an
association meeting this month.
The association is cooperating
with the teachers to promote the
open house, and children and
teachers have been decorating the
rooms and halls for the holiday
season.. A prize will be awarded
the room having the largest per-
centage of parents attending the
event. Someone will be stationed
at the entrance to the school build
ing to direct visitors to the room
they wish to visit, and room rep
resentatives will register guests.
East school will be open to visi-
tors Friday, Dec. Is, from 1880
until $3.50 p. m.
North school will be open Tues
day, Dec. 10, from 6:30 to 1880
p. M, preceding the 1antata at the
high school gymnasium.
South school held a similar open
house during Education week so
they will not have another at this
time.
Notices will be sent home with
the children to remind parents to
the schools.
Laurel outlook., 1950-12-13
S~tickelberger Named
Head Of DeMOlay For
Ensuing Four Months

Bob Stickelberger has been
elected master councillor of the
Order of DeMolay for the ensuing
term of four months. With him
was Jim Graft, elected senior
councillor, and Clayton Sheets, jun
ior councillor.
A joint installation of new Off
GERS by the DeMolay and the Or
der of Rainbow is to be held, with
Dec. 81 as the probable date.
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Expect To Entertain
1900 Children Santa Claus Day

Chester G.. Scott, speaking for
the Laurel volunteer fire depart
ment, said this week that all ar
rangements are going ahead
smoothly for Santa Claus day the
Saturday before Christmas. An af-
fair for the kids, it is being spon-
sored by the firemen and will fea-
ture a live Santa who will go about
the streets of the business district
as well as visiting the stores. He
wishes to talk with as many Lau-
rel children as possible.
To help the affair along the fire
Laurel outlook., 1950-12-13

men have solicited funds to fl
nance Santa Claus day, and have
arranged to give the kids a free
all-comedy motion picture show at
the Royal Theater, beginning at
2 o'clock. Old Santa's final ap-
pearance will be when he distrib-
utes free treats at 4 o'clock to all
youngsters who visit him at the
fire hall on the ground floor of the
city hall.
The fire department said a week
ago when first announcing the day
that preparations were being made
to entertain about 1900 children.
Laurel outlook., 1950-12-13
By Ernest Hoberecht

United Press Staff Correspondent
Tokyo, Dec. 14.-(UP)-Thou-
sands of United Nations troops
poured aboard transports in Hung
nam harbor for the third day
Wednesday under intermittent at
tacks by Chinese communists who
have forced their evacuation by
sea from northeast Korea. The
evacuation of all 10000 U. N.
troops in the northeast began
Monday when 10000 marines and
army troops fought their way out
of a Chinese communist trap near
the Chosin reservoir.
News reports of the withdrawal
were suppressed two days at the
request of Gen. Douglas MacAr-
thurs headquarters in western
Korea. All "non-essential" per-
sons and equipment were being re-
moved from Seoul while the U. S.
Eighth army guarded the South
Korean capitals apprenticeship
nese communists in American uni
forms hit the U. N. defense line
around the acknowledgement
beachhead Wednesday but were
beaten off and chased back by
U. S. Third division troops. The
enemy attack was the first since
the Tenth corps began it's evacua-
ton of the last allied foothold in
northeast Korea Monday. The Chi
rese in platoon to company
strength, charged the American
line with hand grenades. All the
Chinese appeared to be dressed in
American winter uniforms, includ-
.ng American helmets.
A dispatch from Tenth corps
headquarters said at least one pris-
oner captured was from a new
Chinese division, the 81st, hitherto
lot reported among the 100000
Chinese troops on the northeast
Grimy, cold and Disguised, bat
lie weary men of the U. S. First
marine, Third and Seventh divi-
lions and South Korean and Capt.
ol divisions we're shuffling slowly
Up the gang ways of transports
md landing craft in Hungnam har-
,or.
1t was believed at least some
# the units would be landed at
Allied held ports south of the
hirty-eighth parallel to reinforce
he 100000 man United Nations
4rmy in its coming battles with an ]
stimated Chinese invasion army 4;
f 100000 men.
Some Tenth corps units had re-
reated nearly 200 miles to reach
The South Korean Cap
division made the longest
'ithdrawal from points north of
'hongjin, $50 miles up the North
asst coast and only 40 miles from
ne Soviet Siberian frontier. 2
The U. S. Seventh division pulled :
ack 10 miles from Hyesanjin I
n the Yalu river Manchurian Dor +
er. The First Marine division bat Y
ed nearly 90 miles through COM l
.unist encirclement around the a
hosin reservoir. o
From now on, it will be a race
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UN Troops Euacuate
UnderFreN Enemv
Ordinance Makes
Parents Liable For
Kids Hitch Riding

A number of complaints in
regard to the matter of children
hitching their sleds to the rear
of automobiles have been filed
with the Laurel police depart
ment. In a statement made Mon
day, Charles Wood, chief of po-
lice, warned that parents are
responsible for children under
Is years of age. He also cited
section SO of ordinance 295,
which section reads as follows:
Section So: No person shall
take hold of any vehicle for the
purpose of being drawn along
by such vehicle.
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Miller, Wounded In
Korea, Visits Here

Donald Miller of the United
States army is visiting his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. M. Void.
He was wounded in the fighting
in Korea and was hospitalized in
Japan and the Philippines. He
spent a month in Fitzsimmons
General hospital, Denver, before
being released.
Laurel outlook., 1950-12-13
Anderson Called To
Missouri By Death

Clinton Anderson left Sunday
for Plattsburg, Mo-, where he was
called by the death of his brother,
A. G. Anderson, 81. Others who
made the trip yer Mr.. and Mrs.
o. A. Sweeney of Billings.
Funeral services conducted
Tuesday in ~Plattsburg.
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I thousands Boarding
Ships At Hunsnam
Chinese Communists In American Uniforms
Hit Defense Line Of Observation-Disclosures
Of South Korea By Millions Reds Seen

to get troops and equipment off
the docks and approaches to Hung
nam harbor before the Chinese
close in.
Evening star., 1950-09-25

W II z ! e Ol1Cy
could-if their interests dictated
at some time in the future-util-
ize their newly-won war power to
play off the Western world
against the Soviet Union.
This danger. however. takes
second position in American Off
cials' views to the necessity of
meeting the immediate situation,
which is the imminent danger of
Soviet Russia, launching fresh ag-
greSsions in either Europe or Asia
which will involve us in war and
force us to look for allies.
The rearmament of some Ger
man divisions to fight as part of a
Western Europe defense force is
much farther along the road to
realization than is the rearma-
ment of Japan, and is stirring
some controversy, particularly
with the French, who fear Ger
man military might.
CONSTITUTION NO bar.
The question of permitting
Japan to rearm was forecast last
summer when John Foster Dulles
and Louis Johnson, then Defense
Secretary. made exploratory visits
to Japan and Korea. prior to the
North Korean attack. At that
time the idea Of rearmament of
Japan seemed a little far-fetched
and not something to be con-
sidered in the immediate future.
It is not so far-fetched now,
with the United Nations forces,
Of which the bulk are American,
in a bitter struggle to drive the
Korean Reds back beyond the
38th Parallel, and the recently
heard plans for a peace treaty
with Japan, in which no limita-
tions on ornaments would be in
cluded. are evidence of the coldly
realistic approach which Ameri-
can officials are making to politi-
Evening star., 1950-09-25
This Changing World
Policy Trend Toward Aiming Ex-Foes
Shows u. S. Trust in Japs and Germans

Ical and military factors in the
Far East.
The fact that the Japanese
have renounced war in their con-
stitution and have expressed then
intention not to maintain armed
forces of any kind in the future
is no insurmountable barrier tc
the rearming, whether as part OF
a national military force or; as
part of an international force out
side of Japanese control.
The japanese mo war" constitu-
ton represented japanese wishes
at the moment it was adopted
following soon after Japan's de-
feat in World War II when all
things military were in disrepute
among the war-weary Japanese
people. 1t may not now, and most
likely will not in the future, rep
resent Japan's interests and
wishes. When a fiat ban on mill
tary force ceases to be the inter-
est of the japanese people ways
can be found to change the con-
stitution or circumvent its word
ing.
Some Nations Object.
In any event. the important
thing is that the United States
has no desire to place prohibi-
ton on ornaments in the Japa-
nese peace treaty. Thus, Japan
faces the future with no crippling
provisions in its peace treaty.
Just as is the case with Ger
many. some objection may be
received from other Pacific gov
which suffered heavily
from japanese militarism, and
their objections will have to be
heard. But they must realize that
a policy of Japanese rearmament
is not for the purpose of reviving
militarism, but to utilize
for purposes of defense against
expanding Communism that vast
reservoir Of Japanese manpower
which sustained Japan's war ma
chine for so long.
The risk that Japanese and
German military power will rise
again some day must be faced.
But even if we do prevent it now,
when we need it on our side. 1t
would not be possible to keep
those countries in a position of
eternal inferiority. They will re-
arm eventually, anyhow. and the
possibility of danger from it can
not be much greater from the
mere fact that the military curbs
now rather than later.
Evening star., 1950-09-25

ha sir weakness Thomas L. Stokes.
in the U. N. which sooner or later
must be repaired If it is to fulfill
it's ordained mission and function.
This is, of course, the veto
power granted to the big five
members of the U. N. Security
Council, the executive branch OF
the world organization, which
thus far has been exercised chief
ly and with monotonous repetition
by Soviet Russia to hamstring the
top agency of the U. N.
The Security Council was able
to act in the Korean crisis only
because of the absence of Rus
sia-which had abstained from
the proceedings in a prolonged
walk-out, unluckily for her own
purposes. But she is back again
and, in event of another adven-
ture through her satellites as in
Korea, she would be able to check
by veto any such U. N. action as
the quick challenge to the North
Korean Communist aggression.
Unusual Measures Needed.
This confronted us with the
dilemma which the Truman ad-
ministration resolved for itself
with the plan to give the General
Assembly. the legislative body. the
power to act. since there Is no
veto in the Assembly. This is a
function which, under the U. N.
charter, is entirely legal proce-
dure. If unusual. Our Government
finally decided. for the salvation
of the U. N. and for our own pro-
lection and that of the other free
nations of the world, that 1t was
time for unusual measures.
AS far as we are concerned, too,
it Is grounded in cold and grim
necessity. The sudden North Kor-
can aggression opened our eyes
to the apparent new strategy of
Soviet Russia, which was to strike
through satellites at vulnerable
points under the disguise Of civil
Evening star., 1950-09-25
Assembly as Policeman
Plan to Avoid Security Council in Cases
Of Invasion Shows Weakness of Veto

wars" or local conflicts" and
with no expense to herself. We
are bearing the burden of U. MS
Korean challenge almost alone.
But, for obvious reasons, we can't
keep on doing that and it is essen
tial that other nations must con-
tribute substantially in another
such emergency. far beyond the
scale Of the slow bits and pieces
in Korea. For that the interna-
tional army embodied in the Ache
son proposal would meet the need.
Such an army-an international
police force. it was called-was
authorized by the U. N. charter,
but never has been established,
mainly because of the obstruction
OF Russia in protracted and fruit
less negotiations ever since crea-
ton Of the world organization.
Our plan has provoked some
hard thinking here, as it was de-
signed to do. 1t has brought the
free nations Of the world right
smack up against the realities. It
is a challenge from us-the ar
senal and the banker-in which
we say to the other free nations,
in effect. that If they mean busi-
ness, it's time to show 1t or, lido
matically: Put up or shut up."
Challenge to Allies.
1t is, likewise, a challenge to
our effective allies on the Big
Five in the Security Council
Great Britain and France-on the
veto principle. itself. Nationalist
China. the other Of the Big Five,
sits figuratively now in an uncer-
tain and immobilized status, chal-
lenged by Communist China for
her seat on the council and with
nothing but nominal authority.
1t must be remembered that all
OF the Big Five, including us, have
clung up to now to the veto prin-
ciple in the Security Council,
though our Government suggested
notifications in its application
long ago about which nothing ever
has been done. Those of us who
were at San Francisco when the
U. N. charter was being written
can recall how a delegation OF
Senators rushed out there to in
sist on the veto and to warn that,
without that right reserved to us,
the u. N. charter could not be
ratified by the Senate.
Secretary Acheson's proposal is
then, too, challenge to those
who have been complaining about
Russia's continual use of the veto
to show their sincerity now by
going along with his plan for &C
tion through the Assembly where
no veto is possible.
For this proposal to act now in
the Assembly without the veto
If we are consiStent-must neces-
sarily be only a preliminary step
to going all the way eventually to
revise the U. MS former execu-
tive branch, the Security Council,
so that it can function as 1t was
supposed to function. That is the
long-range situation which we
must face If the U. N. is to sur
vive.
The Acheson proposal should
stimulate those, including organi-
cations and many members Of
Congress, who have been agitat-
ing for revision of the United Ma
tions to strengthen it and who,
up to now, have gotten little
encouragement from the State De-
partment.
Necessity is the mother Of in
vention-and progress.
Evening star., 1950-09-25

pOarQlng LnlS classy uy1ng ma
chine.
I carefully avoided the full
length mirror in my London hotel
room before leaving for the airport.
but an old friend set me straight
as to my appearance shortly after
I got there. He was Fred Tupper,
a newspaper acquaintance Of mine
before he took over the public
relations Job for Pan-Am in
London.
What plane are you leaving
on?" Tupper asked me.
why, your President flight" I
answered.
Examines Himself.
"There must be some mix-up
somewhere. he said. Let me see
your tickets. The President doesn't
carry steerage passengers"
While Tupper was busy taking
care of lady, wearing what must
have been Balmain or Faith suit.
and gentleman whose clothes
whispered Saville Row at every
seam, I went and took a look at
myself.
One glance and I knew what
Tupper was talking about. My
seersucker coat sagged at every
place a seerSucker can sag-and
that's everywhere. The Barrymore
collar Of my nylon shirt had a
hole in it big enough to poke a
mouse through. My spotted tie
and trousers didn't exactly match
as I had gathered the spots at
different times and different
places.
badly needed haircut because
I don't trust foreign BARRIERS. Ex-
perience has taught me that for
some reason foreign BARRIERS want
every scrap Of my hair when they
cut it. Whether they stuff lockets
or mattresses with it, I don't know.
but I do know they always leave
me looking like a baseball before
the third baseman dirties it and
throws it out to the pitcher.
Finds Friend on Plane.
My luggage wasn't calculated
to cause screams of admiration
from the other passengers. either
We bought it in South America
years ago. and it is just about at
the end Of its rope-meaning the
rope that we have to tie around
it to keep it from bursting open.
But the plane hadn't been more
than two free martins aloft be-
fore I was talking the ear off the
lady in the seat across from me.
told her of all the places I had
been since May, and after the free
champagne I told her all about
a lot Of places I have never Wis
tied. The lady who was kind
enough to listen to the tales Of
my travels-true and supposed
was Mrs. John D. Rockefeller
III, and I have a sneaking sus-
picion she had visited all the
places I told her about long be-
fore I had enough money to buy
a daycoach ticket from Atlanta
to Savannah.
Crossing the ocean on a Strato-
cruiser never ceases to fascinate
me. Those winding stairs that
lead from the upstairs deck to
the downstairs lounge have
peculiar fascination for me. I am
up and down them constantly,
and If they had banisters I would
slide down them.
After being away for such a
long time it was nice going to
sleep, high up there over the At
lantic, knowing that you'd wake
up somewhere between Boston
and New York. It gave me a good
feeling to realize that in a few
hours I would be back in New
York and could resume trying to
get tickets to South Pacific"
(nistrihuted nv MrNaurht Rvndicste Tnn \
Evening star., 1950-09-25

proposal I n a {
the Assembly
clot he itself
with power to
act promptly to
challenge fu-
ture aggression.
and with its
o W n arm e d
forces.
But submis-
sion Of tn S
plan In the
present world
crisis has served
to dramatic a
Evening star., 1950-09-25

american S Qe
luxe President
fiji g h t from
London.
After nearly
four months of
b e a ting the
highways a n d
byways Of the
Middle East and
6 he continent
4 know I didn't
. . o k rig h t .
walking along
the red carpet
at the London
q irp or t and
Evening star., 1950-09-25

could not have
been expected
so soon DEM
onstrates tn e
C o n fid e nc e
W h ich this
country's pol
icy-makers have
in the reliabil-
ity of Japan
and w e S t ern
Germany over
the long term.
B 9th Japan
a n d Germany
are in positions
w h O = q tl1ev
Evening star., 1950-09-25
Bv Constantine Brovn

The swing in American policy
toward the rearmament of both
our principal World War II enc
event which in 1945
Evening star., 1950-09-25
By Thomas L. Stokes

NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-Nobody
can tell yet what the u. N. Assem-
bly, will do eventually about Secre-
tary Of State Dean Acheson's bold
Evening star., 1950-09-25

Makes Lost Lop Of Trip
With Seersucker Soeeine
By Henry McLemorR

NEW YORK.-Either I have
tremendous poise or a tremendous
lack of sense, else I wouldn't have
reached New York today via Pan
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-01-20
SOCIAL & PERSONAL
MINNEAPOLIS

TIE Urban League Auxiliary
met at tho home Of Mrs. Ralph 7.
Knight. AAo Colfax Ave. So. Mon.
day evening, Jan, 10, Tho next
meeting win be held in February
At the home OF Mrs, Laura Thur
man. eos Eighth Ave, No,
Mrs. Fannie Pierre Lcwis. 1924
Fourth Ave, So, celebrated her
nth birthday, Monday, Jan. 10,
with q chilli supper, Those present
were Mines. Mary Jones. Bessie
Lewis. Margaret Washington,
Lucia Mcclure. Gertrude Vinegar.
L.ottie Hyde, Eva Abbey. Myrtle
Potter. Mary Nichols, Edith
Mouldon, BERTHE Jones' Of 81. Paul.
olevia lewis. Maudo Chandler.
Eva Turner and Lucille Green:
Meaara, Robert Pierre, James
Crowdcr. and Rev. NJ. L. Simmons,
Mrs. Lewis received many lovely
giftA and cards,
Tho members Of the Three G's
Club met at tho home OF Mrs.
Robert Green, Ga Humboldt Ave,
No., Tuesday night. Jan, II, After
the meeting Mrs, Green served re-
treatments.
The u. q Club was 10 have
given q toboggAn party Saturday
Jan, IL, at Powderhorn Park, but
due 10 the severe cold, the party