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Laurel outlook., 1950-08-09
HARVEST IN FULL
SWING HERE, YET
SLOW ELSEWHERE
Ranchers Cut All Hay They
Can Because OF Recent
Stock Feed Shortages

Although now in full swing in
the vicinity of Laurel, grain har-
vest elsewhere in the state is as
yet on a limited scale. 1t is ex-
pected to be going full stride in
about a week or 10 days. Rainfall
last week end relieved several dry
areas, but dry spots still exist in
sections of eastern Montana.
Spring wheat, barley and oats are
If the dough stage or ripening in
most areas. About three-fourths of
the native hay has been cut.
The moisture situation for the
state has improved with the gen.
eral rainfall of July 80 and 81.
Several areas in eastern Montana
still remain dry, and scattered
spots west of the continental di-
vide in Madison and jefferson
counties report drying conditions
The moisture aided the filling of
grains, but delayed the late-seeded
grains.
Harvesting of winter wheat has
begun in several sections of south
west Montana and west of the di-
vide. About 6 per cent of the win
ter wheat has been harvested along
the Yellowstone river.
About %two-third's of the states
native hay has been cut, the SLOW
est area being in the southwest
where only II per cent has been
cut. The hay shortage of the past
two winters has prompted ranchers
to put up all the hay they can. The
second cutting of alfalfa is max
ing excellent growth, with some
cutting started along the Yellow
stone river. Several sections of the
state which normally get three cut
tings expect only two this year.
Sugar bebets r growing rapid
ly. Bean growth has been slow in
some parts of Carbon county. AS a
result of the cooler temperature
this year, corn growth has been
slower than normal.
Laurel outlook., 1950-08-09
Rev. Spellman At
School For Clerics

Rev. and Mrs. C. G. Spellmar
left Tuesday for Luccock Park
south of Livingston, to attend the
eighth annual Intermountain Pas
tors school of the Montana and
Wyoming conferences of the Meth
odist church. The school is spon-
sored by a commission on minis
terial training. DR.. j. Richard
Spann is director of the school
which began Tuesday, Aug. 8, at
6 p. m. and will close at noon
Aug. 16.
Included on the faculty list are
Bishop Glenn r. Phillips of the
Denver area; DR.. Lowell B. Haz-
zard of Illinois Wesleyan Univer-
sity, Bloomington, ILL.,; DR.. Daw-
son C. Bryan of the board of evan
gelism, Nashville, Tenn; and DR..
w. l.. Northridge of Theological
college, Belfast, Ireland.
Rev. Monroe j. Wilcox, formerly
of Laurel, is dean of the school
and Rev. Spellman will conduct
m~editations Tuesday.
Charles White is grounds mana
ger.
Laurel outlook., 1950-08-09
Special Measures
To Be Voted On In
General Election

Montana's secretary of state Is
preparing forms to tell voters
about special measures to be bal
loted on at the general election
November 7.
They include three constitutional
amendments, one initiative meas
ure and n referendum.
County clerks will receive 1884,
600 printed forms of each measure
They will mail one set of forms
to each registered voter.
The referendum is on slot ma
chimes. If a majority of the bal
lets cast is for the slots, a proc
lamation by Governor John W.
Bonner will make the referendum
law and make slots legal under
that law in Montana.
The initiative is for a Montana
servicemen's honorarium payment
for service during World war III.
If approved by the voters, it will
be put into effect by a governors
proclamation.
The constitutional amendments
call for a separate labor depart
ment and changes in laws govern
ing limits of Indebtedness of coun-
ties and school districts.
Laurel outlook., 1950-08-09
DRAWING FOR 81
FARMS SLATED
EXC. rs Of Al States File
For Tracts On RivertOn,
WyO., Project

Billings, Aug. "a public draw
ing to establish priority by which
World wal II veterans will be con-
sidered for the 81 irrigable farms
open for homestead settlement on
the bureau of reclamation Riverton
project will be conducted Aug. &c
at the Riverton, Wyo., fairgrounds,
according to K. F. Vernon of Bill
lings, director of the bureaus re-
gion 6.
The names of 1867 exc. rs re-
siding in Al states and Arabia,
whose applications were received
by June 26-the deadline for 81
multaneous filing-and were COM
plete, including proof of veterans
preference, will be placed in the
glass bowl for the drawing, which
is slated to begin at 10 a. m.
States leading in the number of
applicants found qualified for the
drawing are Nebraska, 1856; Colo
RADIO, 40; Utah, 118; California,
108, and Wyoming, 101. The only
states not represented in the 1867
names are Connecticut, Delaware,
Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, and Vermont.
The farms, which will receive
irrigation water from Bureau-con-
structed facilities, average about
100 acres each of land that can be
irrigated and are part of an estab-
lished reclamation project where
irrigation farming has been car
ried on successfully since 1925.
Each farm also has some nom
irrigable land suitable for pasture
or other purposes.
Following the drawing of 1872
names-three times the number of
the available farms-the applica-
ton forms will be reviewed by an
examining board composed of H.
A. Mcmillan, w. R. Shelton and
A. j. Kirch, all of Riverton. If the
applications are in order and the
applicant meets the minimum re-
quirements, he will be asked to
provide supporting information be-
fore being called for a personal
interview. If the applicant passes
the interview, he will be allowed
to select a farm in the priority
order established at the August 26
drawing.
The present homestead opening
of 6,940 acres of irrigable land is
the third opening on the Riverton
project since the end of World wal
II. Four other homestead openings,
including about 70 farms each, are
scheduled for 1852 through 1866.
Laurel outlook., 1950-08-09
Governor Sees Need
For More ~PrOspectOrs
To Make Discoveries

Gov. John w. Bonner called last
week for more mineral prospectors
in Montana. He told the Montana
Mining association:
after 80 years of mining his
tory in Montana, mining experts
state that we have not more than
scratched the surface. Mining to-
day in Montana yields annually
about $90,000,000 and holds second
place in the production chart of
M~Ontana's wealth. This is our her
itage and we in Montana are ex-
tremely proud of it.
81 believe that we should have
more prospectors in Montana and
more encouragement to the small
mining operators. | say this be-
cause, if we adopt a policy a help
ard encouragement, we can aid the
mining industry and provide more
industry and employment.
"We have a substantial amount
Of state lands in this state and |
believe such a policy will aid in
mining discoveries and thus create
more wealth for the people and
school children.
"With many others, | have adj
vocated the governments contrib
uting somewhat to the expense of
further exploration on the part
of prospectors. The mineral indus
try is vital to u economy and
security"
Laurel outlook., 1950-08-09
SEASON OPENS FOR
FAIRS AND RODEOS
Midland Fair Appears Early
On Summer Schedule; Crow
Indians To Close Season

Nineteen of the % expositions,
fairs, rodeos and other such pub
lie events which Montana commu-
mites scheduled for the period
from late July to early September
are still to be enjoyed. The sum-
mer months are those when tour
lists in increasing numbers come
to Montana to view the panoramas
Of scenery and to enjoy the pleas
ures of western people.
Beginning Monday this week and
continuing through Saturday, the
Midland Empire fair at Billings is
attracting many people from the
home region and from out of state.
The annual Yellowstone Park Trail
ride, Gardiner, began Aug. 3 and
will end Saturday this week.
Other coming events throughout
the state, until early September,
are:
Aug. 1O-12-Hill county fair,
Havre.
Aug. 13-Thompson Falls re-
gatta, Clark's Fork river, Thomp-
son Falls.
Aug. 1918 - Missoula Saddle
club horse show, Missoula.
Aug. 13-Amateur rodeo, Liv-
irgston.
Aug. 17-19-Chouteau county
fair, Fort Benton. Valley county
fair, Glasgow.
Aug. 21-23 - Rosebud county
fair, Forsyth.
Aug. 24-26-Eastern Montana
fair and rodeo, Miles City. Lake
county Junior fair, Poison.
Aug. 25-Fall festival, Roundup.
Aug. 25-27-Powell county fair,
Deer Lodge. Fallon county fair,
Baker. Park county fair, Living
ston.
Aug. 27-Fishing rodeo, Sidney.
Aug. 28-30-Dawson county fair,
Glendive.
Aug. 31-Sept. 2@Richland coun-
ty fair and rodeo, Sidney. Crow
Indian fair and rodeo, Crow
Agency.
Laurel outlook., 1950-08-09
BOggiO's Picture In
Telephone Magazine

The July edition of The Monitor,
a publication that goes monthly to
employees of the Mountain States
Telephone & Telegraph Co., car
ried the picture of Peter Boggio
who is now employed at the COM
pany's plant in Billings where he
is combination man. A native of
Red Lodge, he was located in Lau-
rel for a time several years ago.
He has now had 25 years of
service with the telephone COM
pany. His picture appeared with
% other men and women who had
attained like records. Elsewhere in
The Monitor were pictures of peo-
pie with 80, 35 and ever 40-year
records of service.
In addition to his work, Boggio
is also a skilled fisherman for
trout.
Laurel outlook., 1950-08-09
SCOUTS VISIT
REGION SELDOM SEEN

In accord with the stress placed
On the youth programs by the or
g%anization, the featured speaker
at last Wednesdays meeting of
the Laurel Kiwanis club was
Scoutmaster r. l.. Ferrin. Just re-
Gently he returned from scout
camp, where he had taken % Lau-
rel boys for the outdoor session..
A special feature Of the encamp-
ment was a trip into the virgin
country beyond Mystic lake. Fer
rim led three boys on a gold
panning expedition that took them
into the Silver lake area. Though
actual panning operations did not
turn out to be financially successful,
the scenery and the trip were de-
scribed as ample reward for the
effort expended. The scoutmaster
said he doubted if 10 people went
through that area in a year, and
said he was sure that most of
those who did were forest rangers
Deep snow, still 10 feet deep in
many places, and trees that meas-
ure a yard in diameter at the base
were two of the characteristic
sights on the trip. Also cited were
many other indications of the un-
spoiled nature of the area through
which the group travelled.
Troops IA, Ill and Explorer
troop were among those repre-
scented at the scout camp.
A guest at the Kiwanis meeting
DR.. H. G.. McLane.
Laurel outlook., 1950-08-09
FAMILY

Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Long have as
their guests members of Mrs.
Longs family. They include DR..
and Mrs. C. E. Hartman of Den
yer; Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hartman
of Springfield, S. D., and Mr.. and
Mrs. James H. Stephens of Mo
brara, Neb. The Longs and their
guests plan to spend two weeks
mentioning at Hell's Canyon ranch
or the Boulder.
Laurel outlook., 1950-08-09

According to preliminary figures
from the census of business re-
leased by the bureau of the cen
sus, between 1889 and 1913 the
number of retail stores in Mon
tana declined as per cent while
there was an increase in volume of
business of 1926 per cent. The fore
going information is contained in
Montana Business" published by
the bureau of business and eco
nomic research, school of business
administration, Montana State uni
versity at Missoula.
Continuing, the publication says:
The dollar increase in volume of
business is obtained by a COMPARE
son of the 1913 actual dollar sales
with the 1889 sales inflated by use
of the U. S. department of COM
merce retail price index. While
the number of stores decreased by
4.6 per cent, the number of pro-
prietors has increased 5.5 per cent.
The increase in retail sales re-
fleets the higher per capita income
and higher standard Of living
which the state is enjoying. Mon
tana has risen rapidly among the
states in per capita income until
in 1913 it was third in the nation.
Whether retail sales have increased
proportionately will not be known
until more census material is
available. 1t might happen that
consumers have spent a larger part
of their increased income for other
things than goods bought at retail.
The fact that the number of
store employees has increased In
only slighter greater proportion
than sales shows that no gains
have been made in sales per sales
person. Retailing is a field which
is quite different than industry
where production per worker in
creases as more machines are
used. The retail sale is a hand"
process where sales r usually
made on the basis of 1/12 of a
dozen per customer. The mass pro-
duction process of industry has no
counterpart in retailing; thus it
not surprising that selling
costs were not reduced. One type
Of retailing where the labor cost
has been reduced is self service.
Such selling has increased in foods.
this saving has not been
sufficient to reduce the selling
costs in the overall picture of the
state.
Among people interested in re-
there has been considerable
discussion regarding the future of
the small trading centers in Mon
tana in comparison with the %
1t will be noted that the
volume of trade in the % cities
almost twice as great as it is
the rural parts of the state.
During the 10 years the per cent
If growth in trade in the cities has
been 81 per cent while in the
rural districts it was 45.9 per cent.
This clearly shows that the trad
ng which is done in the small CEN
,ers has made a greater gain than
1as the trade in the cities. In
eight of the cities the increase in
;rade was relatively less, which
partially accounts for the smaller
growth in retailing for the entire
group of cities. Very few of the
'ural districts failed to show a
Laurel outlook., 1950-08-09
Montana Stores Decline Slightly In
10 Years, But Volume Gains 4O%

considerable increase in trade vol
ume.
Twenty years ago when good
roads became common and the
closed automobile made it easier
for the people in the rural districts
to drive to the cities to trade, the
opinion was prevalent that the
small trading areas were doomed.
1t appears hat this loss of trade
to larger centers has not only been
stopped, but has been turned
about to a certain extent.
Laurel outlook., 1950-08-09
INSURANCE FEES GAIN
$4,000 IN S YEARS

Laurel residents in 1949 paid fire
insurance premiums totaling 1884,
577.20, a gain of $36,884.14 over
the amount paid in 1914; in the
five-year period each year showed
an increase over the year preced-
ing it. This information was on
tanned in a letter received from
the office of John j. Holmes,
state auditor and ex-officio COM
missioner of insurance, while the
Laurel fire department, property
owners, city administration and
others sought facts connected with
a proposal to increase the city's
protection against fire by adding
a second pump-equipped truck to
the firemen's equipment.
At the request of the fire depart
ment the city council recently in
Guided $4,000 in its proposed
budget for the coming fiscal year.
The amount represents in round
figures the cost of a truck, pump,
hose and other items to make the
unit complete.
Those studying the problem of
providing sufficient fire protection,
and bearing in mind also that
without the addition to the fire
mems equipment there will be an
;oo,oooo - ;ocIropoo ,o4o. bo,,o
concluded that it is better to pur-
chase the additional truck than to
pay a higher rate. Should the city
be reclassified it is expected the
rates would go up about 10 per
cent. On the basis of the S54,577.20
paid for premiums last year this
would be an increase of $5,450, or
thereabouts. The classifications are
adopted at intervals of about seven
years. Laurel was given a reduc-
ton of rate the last time because
of new equipment that had been
purchased just before the last
classification was made.
As seer by those favOring the
purchase of an additional pumper
truck, the cost would probably be
offset in two years or so by the
saving in premiums, with the sue
ceeding years Of the classification
period showing a profit from the
purchase.
David S. Thomas, district engi-
neer, in a letter dated July l, said
that as the Laurel water system
is now supplying a domestic con-
sumption about so per cent great
er than that prevailing at the time
of the last official grading, and
since there has been no changes in
pumping equipment or elevated
storage the increased domestic con-
sumption reduces the amount Of
water available for fires. He noted
that it would not be surprising
should the new grading be n full
class greater than the present one,
which is class 6. He suggested an
additional truck with a pump cap
able of delivering at least 500 gal
Ions per minute.
Instead if a minimum Of 500
gallons, it is thought that the adj
ditional unit should have a ca
of $50 gallons as a safety
margin and as a way to fOrestall
another purchase at the end of the
next classification period.
The principal items in the pro-
posed purchase are a truck costing
$4,000; body and pump of $50 gal
Ions per minute capacity, $4,000;
$50 feet of 21A-inch hose, $1,162.50;
500 feet of 1R-inch hose, $685.;
Continued on Page Eight
Laurel outlook., 1950-08-09
FROM MILES CITY

Mr.. and Mrs. Don Erickson and
daughter Carolee of Miles City are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Stevens.
Evening star., 1950-05-02

More than 80 million persons re-
ceive their mail from RID car
riers.
Evening star., 1950-05-02

ton. testified that she had no
proof that Mr.. baltimore is a
Communist. But she insisted that
his writings since 1888 showed
"his subservience to Communist
Party discipline"
But Demaree BesS, an associate
editor of the Saturday Evening
Post and a noted foreign corre-
spondent, strongly defended Mr..
baltimore. He told the Senate in
vestigators that Mr.. baltimore was
an old and valued friend and that
he never saw "the slightest evi-
dence" that he was becoming
"even the mildeSt form of fellow
traveller" when Mr.. baltimore vis-
tied Moscow in 1896.
Mr.. Bess, then stationed in
Moscow, said Mr.. baltimore
learned considerably more" from
Soviet intelligence officers than
they did from him-and this in
formation has since been made
available to "our own intelligence
officers and to the State Depart
ment." s.
The 52-year-old Miss Utley. q
native of England, told the COM
mittee she quit the Communist
Party when she learned she was
expected to "lie and cheat"
Evening star., 1950-05-02

Of Chinese textiles who has admit
ted supplying Senator Mccarthy
with some of the information used
against Mr.. baltimore.
Mr.. baltimore quoted literally
from the magazine and said they
showed "the falsity Of the
charges"
Called Recent Invention"
He said Mr.. Bundez's stories
about him were "a recent inven-
ton" and he noted that not until
recently had he ever denounced
him as a Communist Of fellow
traveller in his writings, in other
appearances before congressional
committees or In information sup
piled to the Federal Bureau Of In
vestigation.
Noting that Mr.. Bundez has the
consummate effrontery" to say he
is preparing a list of Communists
In Hollywood, radio, press, Gov
ernment and other activities, Mr..
baltimore said he should be
forced to turn them over to the
FBI and "held in confidence"
while subjected to the orderly and
thorough processes of that
agency"
I'VE cannot allow this man to
run wild any longer" Mr.. Latti-
more declared.
Mr.. baltimore also noted that
Senator Mccarthy has said he
would let his charges stand or fall
on the baltimore case.
For this reason" he added, II
am glad to accept the role in
which he has cast me. If Nc
Carthy wants to join the Commu-
nistS in an effort to destroy the
effectiveness of our foreign policy,
he will have to find another stick
with which to beat the State De-
partment to death. I repeat that
and I alone am responsible for
what I have written and done"
OF Miss Utley, who testified
yesterday that if Mr.. baltimore
was not a Communist he acted like
one, Mr.. baltimore said:
IAN equally strong case can be
made that Utley herself for a
time followed the Communist line
long after she says that she ceased
to be a Communist. and that she
subsequently followed the Nazi
line"
Defended by Demaree BeSs.
Miss Utley. a former member
Of the British Communist Party
and now a resident of Washing
Evening star., 1950-05-02
Harvey W. Young Dies;
Former D. {. Fireman

Harvey Wilson Young, a former
District fireman. died yesterday in
his home. 3607 North Seventeenth
street. Arlington. after q long ILL.,
ness.
A native Of Washington, Mr.
Young had celebrated his 64th
birthday only last Saturday. He
served with No. IL Engine Co. fol
about five years. He was among
the rescue workers who responded
the night Of the spectacular
Knickerbocker Theater disaster or
January %, 1922.
After he left the Fire Depart
ment. Mr.. Young was a bricklayer
for the Pennsylvania Building
Supply Co.. until he retired in
1941.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Maud H. Young, and two sons
Richard w. and William F. Young
all of the North Seventeenth
street address; a brother, j. Thorn
as Young. and sister. Mrs. Sarah
Young Moffett, both of Oakton
Va.
Funeral services will be held al
2::30 tomorrow from the w. w
Chambers Funeral Home, 3072 M
street NV. Burial will be in the
Andrews Chapel Cemetery, Va.
Evening star., 1950-05-02
Reds s'71Bedsi 47-Room House
Put Glen Cove in Zoninq Tizzy

suburban paradise. Yet all the
house deeds are very clear on this
point: One house, one family.
It is true that Glen Cove hasn't
found out exactly how big the
Morozov family is. But still it's
a lot of beds.
Prodded by Mr.. Finn. Mayor
Luke Mercadante prodded the
State Department to find out If
diplomatic immunity extends to
beds and zoning laws. .-
The State Department thought
it over. Then it said that while
the Russians would have to obey
the health and safety laws. they
can be sued only by their own
consent. And the veto being what
it is >. well. the State Depart
ment suggested that Glen Cove
write a letter to Warren Austin.
American Ambassador to the u. n,
and tell him their troubles.
While Mr.. Finn and the Mayor
sat down to draft the letter, an
other piece of news reached them.
They heard that Deputy Soviet
Foreign Minister Jakob Malik has
rented the 100000 Reynolds
estate about a mile from the Nor
gan home.
The Reynolds house has "A
rooms.
Now Glen Cove is wondering
how many beds Mr.. Malik is going
to need to keep fresh and fit.
Evening star., 1950-05-02
Mother Describes
PoinIess Birth
Under Hypnosis
sY the Assesieted prsss

BECCLES, England. May a.
Mrs. Norma White. 20. described
last night how she gave birth
painlesSly to a 7-pcund girl while
hypnotized.
She said she visited her doctor
regularly for hypnotic treatment
before the baby was born, and
added:
When the time came he pressed
his thumb on by forehead between
my eyes and told me to so to
sleep. I went of at once.
After that heard his voice as
In q dream. but I knew nothing
until opened by eyes and saw
my baby beside me. 1t was just
as though I had enjoyed q re-
freShing sleep"
AS soon as she was asleep, she
said. the doctor-whom she did
not name-aSked if she knew the
sex of the baby she was going to
have and she replied:
"A girl"
She said the baby was born an
hour and half after the doctors s
arrival.