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UNITY ENTERTA|NS
OTHER GARDEN CLUBS

The Unity Garden club, enter
tanning for members of the gar
den clubs of Laurel, Park City and
Joliet, was hostess at a tea at the
parish hall Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Dane VanNice had made a
table arrangement of golden NUNS,
pOmpOns and the exotic bird of
paradise flower flown here from
Hawaii. Mrs. Levin Hergett and
Mrs. Jack Goick presided at the
table. Mrs. j. j. Cassidy and Mrs.
r. j. Rosselot were ~co-chairmen of
the arrangements committee.
The guests were welcomed by
Mrs. Hergett and each received a
corsage. Mrs. H. 7. Winters of the
Laurel Garden club gave the re-
spouse. Mrs. Z. H. Reimann of the
Park City club and Mrs. Leland of
the Joliet club also spoke.
Mrs. Roscoe Shay gave a hui
morous reading, "Keziah Butter
worth's Engagement" Appearing
in a skit con the Air" were Mrs.
Hergett, Mrs. Lester Pomroy, Mrs.
Michael Kanzler, Mrs. John Alvin
and Mrs. E. l.. Sommers. Group
singing concluded the program.
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0. VERN HOWE DIES
At FORT HARRISON

Funeral arrangements for o. V
Howe, claimed by death Tuesday
night in the veterans hospital at
Fort Harrison, are being handled
by the Laurel Funeral home. Howe
died of a lung ailment that re-
suited from having been gassed
in World war l..
Born at Rochester, Iowa, in 1888,
ne came to Montana as a young
man and worked as a grain buyer
in Belmont, White Sulphur Springs,
and Cody, Wyo. He enlisted in
the army April %, 1918, at Buff
falo. Wyo., and was with the
A. E. F. He participated in the bat
tie of st. Mihiel, Sept. II to 10,
1918, was in the Argonne sector
from Sept. 26 to Oct. 4, 1918, and
at Scheldt between Oct. 81 and
Nov. H., 1918.
Discharged a a private in COM
pany D, 313 infantry, at Fort Rus
sell, Wyo., he married Lillian Bar
nett Oct. 10 of that year. The
couple lived in Cody seven years
before moving to Laurel, where
Howe operated the City View
dairy for a number of years.
Howe's discharge indicates that
he was counted among the casual
ties of World war l, having been
gassed at st. Mihiel. Since that
time he has been in poor health,
and was admitted as an emergency
at Fort Harrison, Sept. 10.
The remains are being shipped
to Laurel, and interment will be
ir the Laurel cemetery. Funeral
services r set for 2 p. m. Sat
urday, but where they will be con-
Quoted has not yet been decided.
Surviving are the widow and one
Mrs. Nettie Linn, of Upton,
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September US. Bond
Sales Over Million

Purchase of E Bonds by Mon
tana citizens during the month of
September amounted to $685.
124.04; F and G bond purchases,
$159,90S; making a total Of$1,143,-
032.04.
In view of the present world
wide situation, plans are being
formulated for an aggressive cam
paign all over the nation the bal
ance of the year states Arthur Nell
son, sales director for Montana.
Detailed plans will be submitted to
heads of committees and all vol
unteer workers in the near future.
District 7, of which B. M. Har-
ris is chairman, purchased $780,
22O.50 worth, being exceeded only
by district 5 with $339,773.75.
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Frontier Airlines
Report 6.1% Increase
Over Previous Month

Denver, Oct. 11.-Revenues fol
Frontier Airlines during August
totaled $325,798, showing an in
crease of 81 per cent over the
previous month, according to Hal
S. Darr, president. At the same
time, revenue plane miles totaled
379,138 miles, representing an in
crease of SO per cent for August
over the previous month.
Passenger loads jumped TT per
cent with 7,489 passengers carried
during the month compared with
6,949 during July.
Air cargo showed increases in
two out of three categories, it was
reported. Mail weight for August
totaled 1892 pounds, an increase
of 100 per cent over the previous
month. Express weight was $4,000
pounds, up So per cent owe July,
while air freight totaled 1887
pounds, a decrease of less than one
per cent from the prior month.
The month of August was the
first full 31-day period of COM
plete operations for Frontier Air
lines since it's formation on June L.
New flight segments in parts of
Arizona were placed in operation
on June l, but the complete sys-
tenn with all Arizona segments did
not operate until July 10. At pres
ent, Frontier Airlines is operating
in seven states in the Rocky
Mountain region from Montana on
the north to the Mexican border
on the south, with a total of 3,478
in the system.
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Carroll Announces
Red Cross Meeting
At Billings, Oct. 16

C. J. Carroll, chairman of the
Yellowstone county chapter, Amer
lean Red Cross, announces that the
board of directors, officers, district
chairmen and all project chairmen,
will hold a $50 dinner meeting
in the Hunters room, Monday in
the commercial club.
At this meeting C. L. Thoreson,
regional director, chapter service
of the Pacific area office, San
Francisco, Calf, will address the
meeting on Expansion In The
Present Emergency" 1t defines the
responsibilities placed on the chap
ters of the American Red Cross to
supplement the work of a civil de-
Tense organization in our commu-
nifty.
M. Thoresen is representing
General Marshall at this board
meeting. Recognizing the need for
a Zone Red Cross" General Mar
shall has instituted these meetings
with chapters board of directors
to be mutually helpful in providing
an opportunity for a better under
statnding of chapter-national rela-
tionships.
Mrs. Thoreson was appointed re-
gional director of chapter service
for the Pacific area office of
American Red Cross operations in
January, 1949. The Pacific area
encompasses eight western states
and Alaska. Previous to this posi-
ton, Mr.. Thoreson was, since 1947,
deputy administrator of health
service for the Pacific area. A
native of Idaho, Thoreson is a
graduate of the Idaho State Teach
ers college and taught physical
education and mathematics in Boise
and Grangeville, Ida, from 1910
through 1916.
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TSotana Hears Story
Of u Library

The home of Mrs. Eleanor
Greening was the Ger of a din
ner business meeting of the Ro-
tana club Monday evening. Assist
ing Mrs. Greening on the commit
tee were Miss Minnie Sprung, Miss
Myrtle Ford, Mrs. Minnie Fenton
and Miss Helen Kamerzell.
Twenty-eight members were
present and heard Mrs. O.. K.
Chapman, a member of the Ii
brary board, talk on the history
of the Laurel public library, its
remodeling and its new system.
Mrs. Ina Eshom, a member of
the club and now a resident of
Sequim, Wash, was present for
the evening.
Clothing was brought to the
meeting for the Community Serv-
ice board.
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Royal NeighbOrs Give
25-Year Pins To Four,
Have Several Guests

When Opal camp, Royal Neigh
bors, entertained Tuesday, Oct
10, at the |. o. o. F. hall, 25-yeal
membership pins were presented
to Mrs. Mildred Sheets, Mrs. Katie
Rodgers, Mrs. Minnie McMullen.
all of Laurel, and Mrs. Pearl John
son of Denver. Mrs. Johnson not
being present, the pin will be sent
her. The presentation was by
Mrs. Margaret Freed.
BitterrOot camp, Billings, were
guests; also each member of the
Laurel camp brought a guest. The
program included several tap
dance numbers by Sharon Benin
end Bernadine Getz. Accordion
selections we're played by Dorothy
Bundy, and Leona Eastwood sang
two numbers. The F. o. +. aux
iliary drill team entertained with
a fancy drill. A skit the "Su-
preme Sacrifice" was given by
Dorothy Bundy, 10 Ann Little, Au-
drey Freund, Edna Sherrow, Dor
othy Fry, Jessie Murphy, Florine
Brano, and the reader Mrs. Gerald
Gass. The door prize was won by
Mrs. Eva Richardson.
Following the program a pitch
in dinner was served to about 90
guests and members. Table dec
orations were fall flowers and R.
n. A. colors.
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FORMER LAUREL MAN
SUCCUMBSA At HELENA

Word was received here of the
death of Charles w. Gross, 90.
which occurred Wednesday at his
home in Helena after a short i'll
ness.
Mr.. Gross was born in st. Paul
and came to Helena in 1923, after
having been a construction engi-
neer on the Panama canal project,
the South Pacific railways "Sal-
ton sink" project in the southwest
and on the building Of American
wharf at Catalina Island, off Cali
fornia.
He served in the army quarter
master corps in Washington, d. c.,
and Norfolk, Va, during the first
World war. He worked as a Great
Northern railway claim agent at
Spokane and for the Milwaukee
railroad at Three Forks before 60
ing to Helena.
For a time he was state oil and
gas supervisor for the equalization
board. At one time he made the
first map of the Kevin-Sunburst
oil field.
In 1882, the family moved to
Laurel, where he worked for the
Laurel Leaf Refining company. In
1913 he returned to the board, and
the family has resided in Helena
since that time.
Mr.. Gross is survived by his
widow, a daughter, Viola Lindley
of Bozeman, and a sister, Mrs. E.
Z. Bliesath of St. Paul. Mimi.
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Fire Prevention Week
Stresses Good Sense
Anniversary Of Chicago Dis
aster Calls Attention To Others Before
and Since, Many Preventable

The annual observance of fire
prevention week, beginning each
year on the anniversary of the
great fire in Chicago, always call;
the public's attention to the i'm.
portance of avoiding unnecessary
losses of this kind by removing the
causes of fire as much as possible.
Common sense is the most effec-
tive and important means to use,
as has been repeatedly demon
strated.
The seventy-ninth anniversary
of the Chicago fire was Sunday of
this week, Oct. 8. The fire in 1871
continued through Oct. 10, laid
waste three and one-half miles of
the city, caused the death of more
than 200 persons, made nearly 100,-
600 homeless, destroyed 1880
buildings. The loss was $500 mill
lion. The date can be orientated
locally by the fact that Yellowstone
park was created by congress
March l of the following year,
1872.
Although the fire in Chicago
continued to be classed as a major
American disaster of it's kind, it
IA preceded and followed by
others both in the U. S. and
abroad. In fact it was in the mid
die of a three-year period of that
nature, beginning with a fire in
%Instanbul, Turkey, that in 1870
destroyed 1000 buildings and in
flicted a loss of $25 million. The
state of Wisconsin had great forest
still remembered by old peo-
pie, in 1871, in which 1900 lives
were lost.
Boston suffered a great loss
Nov. 8 and 10, 1872, when 600
buildings were destroyed. In
value the loss was $40 million.
Chicago had another disasterous
fire in more recent times, hat of
1884 when the Union stock yards
burned with a loss of $40 million.
Thousands of persons were made
homeless.
London, England, has been sub
iect to terrific fire losses. After
theRomans had built walls around
The city in early times, it was
burned by the British queen
.oadicea. A great fire in 1866
destroyed four-fifths of the build
Hgs. In 1894 a fire destroyed $50
houses, a SIS million loss; and in
1861, the year the Civil war in
America began, the Tooley street
ire was a loss of so million.
During World war II London had
many fires during bombing raids,
md in the old section known as
the city" a large area was de-
by explosives and fire.
other cities in Germany,
md cities in Japan were severely
damaged by like causes. Some
we're w~ell-nigh wiped out.
The common sense method for
preventing fire losses in time of
is to remove collected rub
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MILLER INJURED BY
GRENADE IN KOREA

Donald Miller. serving with the
First cavalry in Korea, was in
jured in action Sept. 25 by an ex-
ploding grenade and is now in a
hospital in Tokyo, he informed his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. M.
Void, in a letter written Sept. 80
and received here Oct. a.
He is a son of Ray Miller, a
former Laurel resident who now
lives in Seattle. His sister, Mrs.
Billie Rae auckland, whose hus-
band is also in the service, lives
in Palo Alto, Calf.
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Club Plants Tulip
Bulbs In Park On
East First Street

The Laurel Garden club received
as a gift from the Mulder nursery
in Billings, 100 imported tulip
bulbs to be planted in a public
place. The ladies we're busy plant
ing them Monday evening in the
park on East First street, which
also bears a plaque dedicated to
the veterans.
1t is the wish of both the club
members and the nursery that the
blossoms next spring will be a
source of enjoyment for the whole
community.
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Miss Phillips Named
To Office At St. Mary

In a communication from Saint
Mary College at Xavier, Kans.,
news has been received that Miss
Armelda Phillips, daughter of Mrs.
w. c. Phillips of PIP Third avenue,
has been elected secretary-treas-
urer of the adult discussion group
of the Confraternity of Christian
Doctrine at the college.
Miss Phillips, a senior, is a grad
uate of Laurel high school. At
Saint Mary, where she is a chem
istry major, she is active in the
Science club, Music club and the
National Federation OF Catholic
College Students.
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Laurel High School
Teacher In Accident

Mrs. Lois Elda Larson of 232
Burlington avenue, Billings, and a
Laurel high school teacher, was
injured Tuesday when her car col
lided with that of Mrs. Henry A.
Noe of 1917 Broadwater avenue,
Billings, at the intersection of
Broadwater and Eighth street west.
Mrs. Larson was taken to the
D~eaconess hospital for treatment
and observation. Mrs. Noe suffered
bruises. Both cars were badly
damaged.
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L.0.0.E,REBEKAHS
Of DISTRICT MEET
Have Sessions Here Satur-
day-Mrs. VanNice, o. V.
KrauS Head Bodies

The thirty-eighth annual meet.
ing of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
of district ~ was held in Laure'
Saturday, Oct. 7, with the opening
a joint session at 9 a. m. D. A
Bundy, president of I. o. o. F. No.
IL, welcomed members from Alb
sarokee, Columbus, Red Lodge,
Joliet, Hardin, Osborn and Laurel,
Presentation included a welcome
by Peter d. Thomson, mayor of
Laurel and a member of l. o. o. F.
lodge No. 81. Mrs. Ann Mcfarland,
district president of Rebekahs re-
sponded.
The Odd Fellows held their
closed sessions at the Riverside
hall and the Rebekahs continued
their meetings at the 1. o. o. F.
hall. Mrs. Betty Stanley, noble
grand of Evergreen No. sc, gave
the welcome and Mrs. Louise Van
Nice, vice president of district II,
responded.
Among distinguished guests in
troduced was Mrs. Mayme Hen
derson, state assembly secretary
from Missoula.
Theta Rho girls served luncheon
at noon at the hall and business
continued in the afternoon. Past
presidents of the district were in
troduced and each received a silver
spoon, engraved for the occasion
and presented by Mrs. Mcfarland.
Taking part in a memorial serv-
ice were Ameca No. 1875 of Os-
born and Morning Star No. 80 of
Red Lodge.
At an election of officers, Mrs.
VanNice was named president;
Mrs. Evelyn Harrison of Saltwater
No. 125, Columbus, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Winnie Hickman of
Jenny Lind No. 70, A~bsarokee, Sec
rotary; Mrs. Ina Clausen of La
Cresta No. Sc, of Joliet, treas
urer.
Degrees were conferred on two
candidates by Zelda No. IA, Bill
lings. Twenty-four took part in
the drill work.
Harold VanNice welcomed the
Odd Fellows at their sessions at
the Riverside hall. o. V. Kraus of
Joliet, vice president, gave the
response. Donald A. Bundy of Os-
born presided.
They named as their officers
for the coming year o. V. Kraus,
president; Dean Hickman, Absaro-
kee, vice president; Thomas Mar
tin, Billings, was reelected sec
retary-treasurer.
At $50 the two groups assem-
bled at the Legion club house
where the American Legion aux
iliary served a banquet to $50.
Harold VanNice, as master of
ceremonies, introduced a program
which followed the dinner. A quar-
tette composed of Mrs. Cecilia
Easton, Harold VanNice, Mrs. lila
Olson and Ralph Lumsdon sang
whispering Hope" and Beyond
the Sunset" Bernadine Getz and
Sharon Benin presented two tap
dance numbers. A comedy skit was
by Darlene Decker, Dolores Scheel-
err, Delphine Koch and Caroline
Schutzmann, members of the Theta
Rho Girls club. A skit, "The Su-
.reme Sacrifice" was by members
Of the Eagles auxiliary, with Mrs.
Gerald Gass as narrator.
The Decoration of Chivalry will
be conferred on w. E. Wilson and
Mrs. Richardson, Billings, and Mrs.
McGarry, Joliet, in open ceremonies
At Eastern Montana College of
Education, Nov. 5 at 2 p. m. The
public is invited to attend the
meeting at which the canton team
Powell, Wyo., will give an
drill. Billings Little
Horn encampment No. II will
nave a banquet at the Commercial
,lub at $50 p. m. Nov. %, fol-
owed by a program at the Odd !
y I ---- III
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seconded a proposal for a uniform
traffic code in Montana.
Trucking has become big bust
ness in the past score of years, in
v%Olving huge investments in equip
ment, many thousand units and
more than 200 million miles annu-
ally. The accident frequency Is
low, 1868 per 100000 miles in the
nation.
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bish from premises, to not over
load electric wiring, to provide
dependable fire extinguishers, to
have readily accessible exits, to
be careful when smoking.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-10
BRUTALLY HONEST STORY ON SCREEN,
 CAPITOL THEATRE

Brutally honest story of a Skid Row killer who wanted to live fast, de young and have a good-looking corpse, Columbia Pictures Knock On Any Door" is at the Capitol Theatre for final showing tonight. Humphrey Bogart is starred in the film, which introduces screen new conner John Derek as Pretty Boy Romano, the killer, and also fea- lures George Macready, Allen Rob- erts and Susan Perry.
 Knock On Any Door" is based upon the best-selling novel of big city crime and passion by Willard Motley. Daniel Taradash and John Monks. Jr, penned the screen play. The film was directed ty Nicholas Ray and produced by Robert Lord
 Tomorrow, "The Magic Bow" comes to the Capitol Theatre but for only two nights and a matinee tomorrow afternoon. Two showings of the feature will be given each night but Manager Heyder an- nounces no one will be seated after The Magic Bow" starts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-10
FRANK YOUNG FOUND
 SAFE AT PORTAGE BAY

The weeK-iong search for Frank Young, Wrangell trapper reported missing week ago, ended today when Coast Guard Headquarters here received word from Petersburg that Young had been found at Portage Bay, about 12 miles north west of Petersburg.
 Young was reported missing by his wife who said he had depart ed from Wrangell for Gambler Bay on Admiralty Island December 12 and was to return to Wrangell Dec ember 23.
 A search of the area was carried out by Coast Guard aircraft from Annette Island and the cutter Ca- hoone. The Cahoone returned to Juneau this morning.
 Young was reported well and said he would return to Wrangell when trapping season is over.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-10
FLOWER. SHOW BY
 GARDEN CLUB IS
 PLANNED JAN.. 16

There will be no regular meet ing of the Juneau Garden Club this month. Instead of the busi- ness and social meeting scheduled for Wednesday January II, the Club will hold show, Thursday, January 19 at 8 pm. in the Lutheran Church featuring Ju- neau gardens and wild flowers in color in 35 nm slides.
 Mrs. Stonehouse and Mrs. Max cine Williams will furnish a por- ton of the show and slides will De borrowed from other fine col lections in Juneau A more detailed report on the gardens one will see and some of the contributors will appear at the end of the week.
 A silver offering will be taken to defray expenses of planting the plot at the foot of 18th Street, a Juneau Garden Club project.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-10
ICE FL0E5 BREAK
 WIRE; 14-FT. 'CABLE
 SHIP 10 THE RESCUE

With the aid of crushing ice breaker-in the shape of a Ser geant's heel--and a grappling cable ship-in the form of a 14-foot skiff-a crew of Alaska Commmuni- cations System men has made tenn porary repairs in the Juneau Skagway telephone and telegraph cable, broken by ice blocks Fri day.
 The break occurred some four miles north of here where the cable crosses the tide flats on Douglas Island, being badly tangled by moving ice. Blocks three feet thick were in the vicinity.
 The break was bridged with field wire on Monday. Permanent re- pairs can not be made until the ice goes out, and ACS officials feel the temporary bridge will hold until then.
 The crew was unable to find the break Saturday; next day ice held them back, and the four-man group was almost ice-bound by closing floes when they attempted to re- turn to base" at private air. port.
 The cable, which carries one voice and three teletype circuits runs over the tideflats for ap- proximately two miles, opposite Vanderbilt Hill The shifting ice this winter has caused it to move position as much as 100 feet each
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-10
LE0TA SMITH TO
 BUY FOR BEHREND5;
 SOUTH TOMORROW

Mrs. Leota Smith, one of Ju- neau's best known women's wear store owners, leaves via PAA to- morrow for the south and possibly New York, on a purchasing trip for spring and summer Wearables for the B. M. Behrends, Inc, store.
 Mrs. Smith has been in charge of the Behrends women's wear de- partment since last August and has already established a record for displaying up to date costuming. For number of years she was owner of Leota's, one of Juneau's best known style centers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-10
"5lIGHT CASE OF MURDER" FEATURE
 AT 10TH CENTURY

Produced by Warner Bros, "A Slight Case of Murder" starring Edward G. Robinson. which spot lights gangsterism and racketeering has been booked for a special re- turn showing at the goth Century Theatre starting tonight. It is a different Robinson who is seen i'll this gangster film, but he's still the gun-toting menace usually associ- ated with his personality.
 Here he portrays Sl. sx-neer run ner who decides to go legitimate and become a high-grade brewer Events move at a brisk gait when his former pals move into his Saratoga residence and set off a riotous shooting melee. There is slso a dash of young romance in- jected into the merry whirl when his young daughter falls in love with cop.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-10
CUTTER DEPARTS TO
 AID FISHING VESSEL

The Coast Guards Juneau-Dased 83-foot cutter was dispatched to Port Snettisham, about 25 miles southeast of Juneau, early today to give assistance to the fishing vessel Don c.
 The cutter departed after word had been received by Coast Guard headquarters here that the owner of the Don c, s. A. Wilson, was ill and his food supply was low. The fishing vessels anchor was fouled, the report said, and Wilson had been unable to free it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-10
BUDGET REDUCTION TALK APPEARS AS
 JUST MORE WORDS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1O-tR-A Congressional economy clamor grew louder today around President Tru- mans $42,00o, ,OOO,O ut-of- balance budget.
 Nearly all the Senators and House members were saying openly or be- hind their hands that spending will be too high, the deficit will be too Eig and they ought to get out the axe and go to work on the budget.
 Yet in years past all that talk of economy in January often has turned out to te still just that in June-still just talk And some law makers are aware that this years economy campaign also could turn out to be more talk than action.
 Senator Aiken (R-Vt) summed up that point of view:
 T had been anticipating defi- cit. And it is going to be difficult to pare it any in this election year. We may be able to make some re- duction but not to any great ex- tent"
 Nor were there any loud calls for a hefty tax increase, or even for the moderate" one MT. Tru- man keeps asking for. A tax boost would help blot out some of the $5, ,133 100000 in red ink that's in prospect for the year starting next July 1.
 Sentiment seemed to be running the other way, toward cut in taxes, if anything.
 Furthermore, it looked as if that $5, ,133 100000 deficit might be big ger than MT. Truman counted on He based his estimate partly on an idea that Congress would up mail rates hy $395, 100000.
 If Congress fails to provide part or all of the increase, the deficit will go up by just that much. A bill to raise postal rates by $131, ,O00O0 has been okayed by a House committee, while a $113,- 100000 bill has been approved by Senate committee. But packers say they expect trouble ln getting either one all the way through Congress.