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Evening star., 1950-07-09

The BritiSh-SecretS matter be-
came burning. though concealed
political issue in 1947 when Mr.
Strauss informed Senator Hicken-
looper that, by order of Mr.. Pike
as acting Acc chairman, Cyril
Smith, as Acc scientist, was en-
route to divulge to British atomic
scientists certain American dis
coveries as to the metallurgy OF
lplutonium.
Truman Consulted.
Believing the move was beyond
the Anglo-American agreement to
share information, Senator Hicken-
looper and Senator Vandenberg
Republican, of Michigan went to
Defense Secretary Forrestal. Mr.
Forrestal accompanied the Sena-
tors to the White House, where
President Truman directed that
MI. Smith not divulge the informa-
Mr.. Pike says he did not order
the Smith mission and that he
stopped it even before the presi-
dental order was issued.
Cali the commissioners" he said
"had received a staff report as to
matters Smith would discuss in
England. including the plutonium
question. When Admiral Strauss
noted it, he did not raise the
question with me but went instead
to the Capitol. Later he discus
Sed the matter with me, without
telling me he had been to see
Hickenlooper. I agreed that maybe
the staff was going too far and,
since we were the only two COM
missioners in town, called Com
missioner Robert F. Bacher in
New Jersey and got his approval
for an order / telephoned to Smith
in England directing him not to
discuss plutonium.
1T was some days later that
heard of Strauss trip to the Capt.
tol, and. even then. the matter
was never discussed at the COM
mission table until the day after
Strauss resigned. ! then learned
that, on the day he was leaving,
he delivered to the new commits
sioners a memorandum telling this
same twisted story that had or
dered the Smith mission. Com
mission records show that acted
only to stop Smiths conversa-
tions."
Mr.. Pike comedies that, with
Evening star., 1950-07-09

Senator Pixies criticism of "po-
litical interference" from Congress
came last July after the joint
committee had unanimously op-
posed piping natural gas to Oak
Ridge as a coal substitute.
Il still think we were right, -
he said today. THE move saved
us 81 million and cut our de-
pendence on erratic coal deliveries
to plant which we might not be
able to get going again If we were
forced to close down temporarily -
North American Newspaper Alliance
Evening star., 1950-07-09
By Mortin S. Hayden

Nearing an custer battle will
hostile Senators who refuse tt
make open charges against him
Atomic Energy COMMISSIONS
Sumner T. Pike struck yesterda.
at "cloakroom rumors" that HI
blocked hydrogen-bomb develop
ment and once sought improperl.
to divulge secret atomic data tt
England.
Mr.. Pike pointed to the two
"rumors" as bases for the surpris,
5-to-4 vote by which Senate mem
bers of the Joint Atomic Energ.
Committee urged rejection of hi
reconf1rmation in the commission
ership he has held since the 194l
founding of Acc.
The committee action. taker
after a hearing" at which NJ
questions were raised as to Mr.
Pixies record or qualifications, il
to be voted on by the full Senate
tomorrow afternoon.
Strauss Blamed.
The outspoken commissioner
conceded in an interview thai
he opposed H-bomb development
until such time as responsible
military leaders would say they
wanted the project started"
Unwrapping an old commission
feud. Mr.. Pike charged that the
British secrets story, known al
the Acc as the cyril Smith in
cident," was created and badly
distorted" by Admiral Lewis l.
Strauss, who quit as an Acc COM
missioner several months ago to
resume his prewar banking con-
nection at Kuhn, Loeb g. Co.
Mr.. Pike says his refusal to push
costly mining of the Colorado
plateau's low-grade uranium cost
him the votes of that States
Senators Millikin Republican)
and johnson Democrat) and
admits his cause was not helped
by a speech he made accusing
some Congressman of political
interference" with the Acc.
Finally. the commissioner took
an open swing at Senator Hick-
enlooper of Iowa and others OF
his right-wing Republican op-
ponents. by insisting that, al
though he is a lifelong Republican
he is not their kind of Repub-
lican."
Mr.. Pike recalled a number o1
original questions as to the wisdom
of making the H-bomb and, Il
the manufacture were successful
as to the relation between H-boml
development costs and its poten.
tial military contribution.
Going in" he said, I'VE al
knew the H-bomb would be fab
ulously expensive and might no
work. Secondly, since there i
a limit to available atomic scien
lists. an effort to make it mean
some reduction in manpower as.
signed to futher uranium -boml
development. Finally, while every
one agrees that the H-bomb will
destroy much more at the ex.
ploSion-poin area than that of thu
A-bomb is known to destroy, there
was some question as to whether
its damage-area perimeter woulc
be proportionally greater than thai
of the A-bomb.
Il wanted our qualified Air Force
and target-analysis experts to give
us a positive recommendation that
the project should be developed,
and refused to approve it until they
did. Ultimately they made that
recommendation to the President
and his executive order to 60
ahead, of course, ended all discus
sion Of the matter"
Evening star., 1950-07-09

miners out OF WORK In Colorado,
Senators Millikin and Johnson
have natural interest" in in
creased uranium production on
the plateau.
Should Be Used in War.
But the low-grade Colorado
ore is about our only big domestic
source" he said. II maintain we
should mine just enough of it to
develop the proper technique and
import in peacetime all the for
eign ore we can get. Then, if war
comes. We can step up Colorado
production"
Evening star., 1950-07-09
Curdozo Alumni to Meet

The Cardozo Evening School
Alumni Association will meet at
8:15 pm. Thursday at the Ban
neker Recreation Center. $500
Georgia avenue NV. Members
of this years class have been in
vited.
Evening star., 1950-07-09

Center of the Dutch bulb in
dustry is the sandy, irrigated area
between Leiden and Harlem.
Laurel outlook., 1950-11-29
New Doll Displayed
At BID Doll Museum

The BID doll museum just east
of the underpass on the Billings
road has a new doll on display.
1t is an old fashioned lady doll
with a delicate china head. 1t was
the property of Mrs. R. w. Bates,
who received it as a gift when
she was a child. The dress is made
from the material used in her
mothers wedding dress. Mrs.
Bates parents were married dur
ing the civil war.
Mrs. Bates says that the doll,
which has been kept all these years
in excellent condition, does not APP
peal to children nowadays as a
toy, they prefer the baby-dolls that
can bounce their heads on the
floor and be none the worse for it.
The dainty doll in her civil war
dress occupies a place at the mu-
scum, a miniature lighted room,
which is decorated in the period to
match her clothes.
Laurel outlook., 1950-11-29
SERVICE BOARD
VISIONS GREATER
YULET|OE NEEDS
States Food Matinee" At
Theater To Swell Supply OF
Food - Need Clothing

Scheduling a flood matinee" a
the Royal theater for the after.
noon of Dec. 16 was one outcome
of the meeting Friday evening OF
the Community Service board at
the Commercial club building.
Mrs. S. S. Bliss, president, con
Quoted the meeting at which the
slate of officers was reelected.
Besides Mrs. Bliss, they are Mrs.
Jack Petersen, secretary, and Hugh
Sweeney, treasurer.
The board, which was organized
a year ago for the purpose of Civ
ing aid to needy persons in the
community, is made up of one
representative from each organiza-
ton in town. Twenty-four groups
were represented at the meeting
Friday.
Christmas boxes of food and
toys will be packed at the Com
mercial club building Dec. % and
will be delivered Saturday morn
ing, Dec. %. Last year 1916 persons
were remembered with 81 boxes.
This year the Laurel Federated
club is resuming its toy drive, and
expects to have a supply of good
used toys to distribute with the
food boxes.
The matinee a new undertaking
this year, will be with a Saturday
afternoon show at the Royal
theater. Children may gain admit
lance by bringing a can of food.
E. NJ. Jackson, owner of the thea
ter, has donated its use for the
project, and it is hoped by the
Service board that as a result
enough food will be gathered to
make the boxes more generous
than they eel last year.
Mrs. Bliss told the group that
the past few weeks she has
received more calls for clothing
than she had in months, and it is
possible there will be a need for
more Christmas boxes than last
year.
Laurel outlook., 1950-11-29
Free Worlds Hopes
Blighted In 3 Days
By PHIL NEWSOM
United Press Correspondent

The free world today is like a
man awakening from a delicate op-
GRAFTON to find himself blind, fear
full of the slightest mistake, yet
forced to feel his way.
Three days ago we hoped for
quick victory in Korea. Two days
ago we hoped that the red Chinese
delegation to the United Nations
might open the door for settlement
of the whole question of peace in
the Far East. Today many fear
that World war III already has
struck.
There is no hope that force of
arms will settle the issue quickly
in Korea, and yesterday speeches
in the United Nations seemed all
but to slam the door on the hope
of compromise. Several United Ma
tions delegates from Europe, the
Middle and Far East admitted their
countries were puzzled as to why
Macarthur launched his Korean of
fensive at a moment when hopes
for a negotiated peace were spurred
by the arrival of the red Chinese
delegation.
But n Big Power spokesman
summed it up, ""There may have
been differences on policy, but now
it looks as if we are in a difficult
position. Therefore there is no
point in determinations. We will
proceed as partners, not as bicker-
ing strangers. The past is the
Meanwhile the three main points
in the current situation remain. To
peace with China we can
(1) withdraw from Korea; (2)
from Formosa; (3) ad-
nit red China to the United Ma
lions. Only the second, as of now,
seems possible of compromise.
Laurel outlook., 1950-11-29
Boy Christmas Seals
STAMPS BUY NEW
MOBILE X.RAY OUTFIT

To provide more X-ray facilities
for detection of tuberculosis, the
Montana state board of health and
the Montana tuberculosis ~associa-
ton are cooperating in the pur-
chase of a second mobile X-ray
unit. The trailer and tractor of the
outfit has been purchased by the
board of health, while the Montana
tuberculosis association, whose
source Of income is the annual sale
of Christmas stickers, has appro-
priated $10,500 for the X-ray
A circular from the
TB associations office in Helena
to Mrs. Leslie Dahl, Laurel, chair
man of the Christmas seal sale this
year, said the association hopes to
have the new unit in operation
early in 1851.
AS the association is a voluntary
agency and receives no state ap-
preparation, 1T depends on the sale
of seals for all its income. For
that reason its yearly campaigns
are always intensive, designed to
reach every individual in the state.
According to the circular, tuber-
in Montana is not under
control, much less being eradicated.
From 1915 through 1929, Mon
.ana's tuberculosis deaths totaled
1894, which in the next 15-year
period, 1930-44, dropped to 1858.
Last year there were 112 deaths
n Montana, and 482 new cases
we're found, most of which were
'evealed by the associations mo-
,ile unit.
DR.. E. NJ. Larson, president of
he Montana tuberculosis assOcia-
ion, is quoted by the circular as
said that more clinics,
I-ray equipment, tuberculin tests,
md research in the fields of medi-
inc and education are needed.
Laurel outlook., 1950-11-29
LAUREL TEAM PICKED
FOR AlL-STAR OPENER

Laurel high schools basketball
team will play Columbus high
school in the preliminary preced-
ing the main game by Phillips Sc
and Intermountain Distributors
next Wednesday evening, Dec.
6, at the Shrine auditorium
in Billings. The Laurel Columbus
preliminary will be at 1880.
Used at the game will be an all
glass blackboard, latest in this type
and with established popularity at
Madison Square Garden in New
York, Chicago and all large cities.
Phillips 66, national champions
in A. A. u, lost only one game
last season. All-American Bob
Kurland will be the star player.
The team is coached by Captain
Renick.
Intermountain Distributors are
the former Stockman all-star team
and Montana A. A. U. champions.
They were coached last season by
Eddie Bayne. Most all players will
return, including former Montana
State university Captain Moses.
Laurel outlook., 1950-11-29
K|WAN|S PROGRAM ON
SCHOOL BUILDINGS

"We may be thankful for our
! public education system, which has
no duplicate in foreign countries"
said Fred w. Graft when he adj
dressed the Laurel Kiwanis club
last Wednesday. at is fortunate"
he continued chat the public
schools have not come to be re-
garded as charity schools" Citing
the origins of the school system III
this country, he pointed out that
there was at one time a very great
possibility that the public schools
would be stigmatized as charity
organizations and the children
of the well-to-do would attend
privately supported academies.
Though these elements of the
English school system appeared in
the early colonial period, they soon
lost sway in the post-revolutionary
period.
After giving due praise to the
present education system, Graft
proceeded to point out some of
what he termed its alarming fea-
lures" He said he felt grave alarm
over the large number of children
who do not complete their high
school education and referred to
statistics which indicate that only
80 per cent of the youths of high
school age are enrolled in educa-
tional institutions. Of that group
only so per cent will actually COM
plete high school work.
Graft also expressed concern
over the fact that there is no as
surance that all who possess abil-
ity will have the opportunity to
develop that ability by means of a
college education or its equivalent.
Housing, i. e. the school plant,
constituted a fourth point worthy
of alarm, according to him. In
creased enrolment and a break
down in school building programs
due to the necessity of giving way
to the requirements of the national
defense program have resulted
in overcrowding and outworn
plants. The local school boards
two-point program to correct un-
desirable conditions in Laurel
schools was then explained. The
board, Graft said, "plans to sub
nit to the voters a bond issue for
S47O,OOO to be used for the con-
struction of a modern elementary
school to house the first six grades
now using the North and East
schools" He also said that the
board has requested the county
commissioners to divide Yellow
stone county into high school dis
tricts in order that bonds may be
issued for the purpose of making
an addition to the high school
plant.
Laurel outlook., 1950-11-29
First Automatic Substation In
State Placed Here By Power Co.

The Montana Power company
began work here near noon Tues
day installation of the first auto
matte electric substation in the
state. Commencement of the work
was signaled when the power went
off about 10 minutes before noon
and continued off about an hour.
Provided the weather remains ia
vorable, the job should be COM
pleted in the course of a week, j.
F. Macdonald, Laurel manager for
the company, estimated.
The second suspension of power
will probably come Friday of this
week, but the time is not yet
known. Macdonald said the Laurel
Outlook's statement concerning the
coming shutdown is the only mott
fication that will be given.
The work being done at the sub
station south Of the First avenue
.underpass is that of converting
that station from manual to auto
matte operation, a measure reflect
ing Laurel's increasing industriali-
cation. The net result will be to
reduce Interruptions of the power
current to a minimum Of time, en-
pected to be not more than two
minutes as compared to the several
minutes occurring in the past. This
being done, Mcdonald explained,
to improve the service not only to
residents but to such major in
dustrial consumers as the refinery
of Farmers Union Central Elk
change, Inc, Northern Pacific
railway, the city's pumping station,
and commercial concerns. A new
unit at the refinery, to be installed
soon, will require an almost con-
tinuous supply of current.
Beginning the work Tuesday
we're three crews, two from Bill
and one from Laurel. They
will suspend the service only when
necessary. Throughout the coming
week or more they will be working
three feet above a line carrying
volts.
Macdonald explained that the
in time will occur when the
main line goes down either east or
vest of Laurel. Heretofore it has
been necessary for an employee to
Laurel outlook., 1950-11-29
HAGEMAN EMPLOYEES
FETE SAFETY RECORD

A dinner preceded the program
at the second annual safety even
held by the Hageman Transpor
company, Saturday, Nov. 25, a
the parish hall. Twenty-Five men
mostly employees of Hagemar
Transport company, were present
The meeting was held in recogni-
ton of the past years safety
achievement.
Medals were awarded and some
employees received cash bonuses
Also commencing the individual
and collective records of the or
ganization were insurance repre-
sentatives and others from the
Montana state highway patrol and
the Montana Motor Transport as
sociation. Hageman presided as
POSTMASTER at the after-dinner
program. He expressed pleasure
over the good record already made
and hoped for a better one in the
future.
Recognition buttons were award
ed to Chef Knaak, six years of
service; Bill Hamann, six years;
Lewis Worden, four years; Clar-
ence Tinnell, three years; Don
Garner, three years; Gerald Little,
three years; Pete DeLeeuw, two
years; Ben Grant, two years; Loren
Saffeels, two years; Vic Pearson,
two years; Doug Kirkaldie, one
year, and Henry Eldridge, n
year.
Hageman also pointed out that
Gerald Little and Chef Knaak T
beginning their third tour of 20
months of accident-free driving and
five other employees are now well
in their second tour of 20
months of accident-free driving.
The maintenance force and office
also were recognized and awarded
for their part in the pro-
gram. Representing the insurance
company were Vern Harder and
W. H. Pemberton, district manager.
Sgt. H. G. Burnham represented
he highway patrol and o. Reardon
vas from the Montana Motor
Transport association. Each Of
;hese men added their congratula-
ions, with Sgt. Burnham noting
hat to help reduce the number of
highway fatalities, a driver must
lot take chances. Burnham ex-
libited three motion picture films,
With one on skiing, one on fishing,
md another on birds of prey.
Laurel outlook., 1950-11-29
CRAFT DESCRIBES NEW
SCHOOL BU|LD|HGPL PLAN

Since the people of Montana,
voting at the general election
early this month, amended the con-
stitution by increasing the limit
of bonded Indebtedness Of school
districts to 5 per cent instead of
the former 3 per cent, the board of
school district No. 7, Laurel, has
decided to consider a larger bond
issue for building purposes should
the people of the district so petit
ton. Supt. Fred w. Graft of the
Laurel school system, speaking
Tuesday noon at a meeting Of the
Rotary club, said the board woulc
favor the withdrawal of petitions
circulated last summer under the
old limitation of 3 per cent and
the substitution of others asking
for a larger amount.
The petitions, signed by at least
20 per cent of the qualified voters,
would ask for an election submit
ting a bond proposal for approval.
At least 40 per cent of the voters
would be needed at the polls to
make the election legal, should a
required majority favor the issue.
The board has tentatively chosen
a location for a building to serve
the first six grades, to be so stu
ated that it will have five blocks
of space for Fairgrounds. The spot
includes the present football field
of two blocks at the north edge of
town and east Of the municipal ball
park, and three additional blocks.
The building will probably be a
16-unit plant to serve east and
west students, with a cafeteria for
the benefit of rural students COM
ing from surrounding districts re-
Gently merged with the Laurel dis
trict.
Viewing future probabilities,
Graft saw it as likely that in time
another building will be needed
for the west end. 1t is probably
that the South school will always
be maintained, and the old North
school will have to continue in use
for several years. The immediate
building program would take care
of about three-fourths of present
needs, but the future would have
to provide the remainder.
At the beginning of his address
the speaker declared the need for
more school plant is pressing and
that action cannot be further de-
He then sketched the sta
t~istical and financial history of the
district, noting the gradual in
Continued on Page Eighty
Laurel outlook., 1950-11-29
FOUR INJURED IN
HIGHWAY ACCIDENT

A two-car collision which occurred
four miles east of Laurel on high
way 10 at about GAS p. m. Mon
day resulted in injuries to four
persons. Oscar Nepstad, "a, of Oil
mont, most seriously injured of
the four, suffered a broken right
hip and facial decorations Is well
as possible broken ribs and internal
injuries. Nepstad was taken in a
Laurel ambulance to the Deaconess
hospital where his condition was
described as critical. Others in
jured in the accident were Harley
Wilson, Ga, Great Falls; Oscar
Braaten, As, Oakland, Calf, and
Melvin Braaten, AZ, also of Oak
land.
Wilson, driver of the car in
which Nepstad was riding, was cut
about the face and head and re-
ceived a leg injury. Oscar Braaten,
driver of the other car, received
facial wounds and a chest injury,
while his brother, Melvin, suffered
a broken arm, a dislocated jaw, and
possible chest injuries. Mrs. Oscar
Rraaten and a 3-year-old daughter,
both of whom were riding in the
back seat, escaped unframed.
1t was reported that Wilson and
Nepstad, sheep and wool buyers,
were driving east and the Braaten
car was heading west when the
accident occurred. AS yet, the cause
of the collision is undetermined.
Laurel outlook., 1950-11-29
Reds Batter
U-N Forces In Korea
Flank Movement By $4,000 Chinese
Attempts Cutoff At Narrow Neck
General Walker Says Assault By u. S. Eighth
Probably Saved U. S. Forces From Trap
Major Battle Shapes Up At Sunchon

in a serious situation, but it was
not regarded as critical.
An Eighth army spokesman said
hat six Chinese armies, totaling
between 100000 and 100000 men,
have been identified on the Eighth
army front. He said the situation
of the U. S. Second division near
Kunu, hinge on the Chongchon line
as BADLY confused" He also said
it was quite evident that the COM
munists were trying to drive i
wedge between the Eighth army
and the U. S. Tenth corps on
KOrea's east coast.
Laurel outlook., 1950-11-29
GUNTER ADVANCED

Mrs. Christine Gunter received
word recently of the promotion of
her son Harvey Gunter to staff
sergeant. Harvey is a radio man
in the army and is serving in
Korea. His promotion came as a
recognition for excellent work in
keering communications open be-
tween the front lines and the sec
ond signal corps headquarters.
Laurel outlook., 1950-11-29
Void With Grizzlies
In Honolulu Game

Paul "Sonny" Void, Grizzly left
halfback at the State university,
was with the Montana team when
it flew to Honolulu to meet the
Spartans of San Jose, Calf. The
Silvertips left Missoula last We'd
nesday and spent five days in the
islands.
The game, played Friday night,
closed Montana's grid season, one
of the toughest they have had in
a long time. That they were out
classed by the Spartans is indi-
Gated by the 81 to z score.
Laurel outlook., 1950-11-29

hurry to the station and throw
switches. This has sometimes taken
several minutes at night, though
usually not so long in daylight.
Should both east and west go down,
linemen would have to find the
breaks and repair at least one be-
fore local service could be resumed.
Laurel outlook., 1950-11-29
DIR. WILKINS VISITS

DR.. Howard wilkins, state veter-
marian, of Helena, was here Tues
day for a brief visit with his
father, T. L. wilkins.