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COMMUNICATION
HONOR GRAND MASTER

A joint communication of Corin-
THAN lodge No. 72 and Saltwater
lodge No. 62, AT. & AM, on
Monday evening at the Masonic
temple was for the purpose of re-
ceiving an official visit from Her
bert F. Hosfeld of Somers, most
worshipful grand master of the
state of Montana. Other grand of
ficers present we're j. Edward Pat
terson of Edgar, junior grand stew
ard and Chandler Cohagen of Bill
lings, senior grand warden.
Co%rinthian lodge with D. l..
Hafer as worshipful master, re-
ceived and introduced the grand
officers and visitors. Saltwater
lodge, with Percy Bell as worship
full master, put on work in the
first degree for a candidate from
Saltwater.
Mr.. Hosfeld, who spoke to the
group, received a gift of a hand
made gavel from Corinthian lodge
a presentation made by Fred W.
Melvin Williams served as
master of ceremonies.
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ORR DESCRIBES ICE
MAKING IN Mp. PLANT

Making ice is pretty big bust
ness, when done on a scale proper
tionate to that of the Northern
Pacific railways plant at Laurel.
Russell j. Orr, the plant superin-
tendent, told Laurel Kiwanians of
the operation and it's extent when
he spoke Wednesday evening at
a meeting of the club. The ice fac
tory, with storage space, cost about
half a million to construct and
equip. In a year it turns out mil
lions of pounds to refrigerate fruit
and vegetable trains on their
flights from points of origin in
Pacific coast states to eastern des-
tinations and markets.
The plant here was begun in
October 1913 and was finished
April 1, 1949, a space of six
months. Production of ice started
Immediately in the only outfit of
its kind the Northern Pacific owns
and operates. Orr, who has been
connected with refrigeration since
1926, has been superintendent since
the plant began to function. It's
storage holds 1000 tons; it's output
during peak seasons is 1876 tons in
"a hours.
The peak load begins in June,
runs through July and August and
tapering off in September.
Continued on Page Ten)
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BROTHER OF MRS.
E.A. EOFF SUCCUMBS

Mrs. F. A. Eoff received a tele-
gram Monday advising her of the
sudden death of her brother, Peter
Peterson, SO, of Los Angeles. Mr..
Peterson was born in Denmark,
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lars
Peterson. The family came to
America about 1901 and settled in
Perth Amboy, NJ. He came to
Montana about 80 years ago and
settled in Billings where he was a
car salesman for Mulvaney Motor
company for many years. About
10 years ago the family moved to
Los Angeles where they have since
made their home.
Survivors besides Mrs. Eoff in
clude: the widow, Christine; a son,
Lawrence, and two daughters,
Catherine and Frances, all of Cali
fornia and eight grandchildren. A
sister, Mrs. n. Norby of Brooklyn,
Y, and three brothers, Soren
Peterson of Long Island, NY,
Carl Peterson of Brooklyn, N. Y,
and Nels Peterson of Buffalo, n. Y.
No word concerning funeral ar
engagements has been received by
Mrs. Eoff but burial will be in
California.
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Book Published This Week Tells OF
Three year Experiment In Montana

tana study, being published April
26 by Harper & Brothers of New
York. The author is Richard Wav-
erly Poston, graduate of Montana
State university in Missoula.
Conferred around the three-year
educational experiment known as
the Montana study which was fl
nanced partly by the Rockefeller
Foundation and sponsored by the
Greater University of Montana
from 1944-47, the book shows by
concrete example how people
working together can make their
OWL community a better place to
live.
The story begins with the color
full life of early days around Ban
mack and Virginia City, and after
sketching the rapid march of Mon
tana history, shows how certain
social and economic problems have
developed in the state today which
must be solved if Montanans are
to realize the greatest benefit of
their own resources.
The book, which is written in
the form of a story, takes its
readers into Montana towns where
local people put the experiment into
actual operation through organiza-
ton of their own community study
groups. Included in the narrative
is the story of a group of full
blood Indians who formed a study
Of their own on the Flathead res
ervatiton, and with white men in
their vicinity demonstrated the
principle that racial groups can
work together for their mutual
benefit.
Through use of specific incidents
for illustration, the book shows
how as a result of these groups
people became self-inspired to start
programs. 1t tells Of
community pageants written and
produced by the townspeople them
of self-initiated community
recreation projects, special action
committees, community building
programs, and the creation of new
local industry.
The author does not ignore what
ne calls mistakes in the study's ex-
detrimental operation. He tells in
considerable detail a story of
and political conflict inside
university system. There is a
story of heated struggle between
Dr.. Ernest o. Melby, chancellor Of
he university, and the forces who
his unsuccessful attempts
Continued on Page Ten)
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METH0D|STS PLAN
GROUND-BREAK|NG
To Turn First ShOvelful Of
Earth Sunday For Enlarge
ing, RemOdeIing Church

A COMMUNICATING ceremony,
beginning a rebuilding and re-
modelling program of extensive
proportions for the Laurel Method
list church, has been announced by
the pastor, Rev. C. G. Spellman,
for next Sunday, April 80. The
ceremony will follow the regular
Sunday morning service at the
church, and will be attended by
visiting and local clergymen and
laity. Trustees of the local church
recently approved an architects
final plans for the additions and
improvements. The structure is at
Third avenu and West Fourth
street.
DR.. w. B. Spaulding of Great
Falls, executive secretary of the
board of education of the Montana
conference, is to arrive here Fri
day to head the financial drive
necessary to complete the building
program as planned. He has been
a member of the Montana confer
ence since 1916, has served as pas
tor of churches in Helena, Boze-
man and Missoula, and is also a
former superintendent of both the
Yellowstone and Helena districts.
He is scheduled to speak at the
II o'clock morning service Sunday
when his topic will be Build Me
a House." He is to remain in
Laurel until May 10, by which time
it is hoped by church officials that
the necessary funds will have been
pledged.
At the ground breaking cere-
mony when the first shovelful of
earth is turned, talks are to be
by DR.. Spaulding; c. A. Cromwell,
lay leader of the Montana confer
ence; Rev. Spellman, and j. Melvin
Williams, president of the board of
trustees of the local church.
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Lower First Avenue
Sees Several Changes
During Recent Weeks

Jack Pelowitz, public accountant,
and Hugh Sweeney, attorney, have
combined their offices, effective
this week. Sweeney was formerly
at 7 and Pelowitz at 9 First ave-
nue.. They have moved to 91a First
avenue, the former location of
Lowell's Fotos, where they have
a joint reception room and private
consultation rooms.
Lowell's Fotos recently moved
to 16R First avenue, the former
location of Simmons dress shop.
The proprietor, C. Lowell Bulls,
has installed a modern photogra-
ply processing and finishing lab
oratory for his portraiture work
and to handle developing and
printing for amateurs.
Moving last week to 5 First I'VE
nue. was The Kiddie Center, OPP
Grated by Lydia and Sam Frank,
which had been at 1914 Colorado
avenue. The Riddle Center
pies the former location of the
Laurel Sewing Machine & Supply
Co., conducted by Mrs. Doris E.
Adams who recently joined the
firm of Dysons at 80 North
Twenty-seventh street, Billings.
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TAX, INSURANCE TALK
GIVEN ROTARY CLUB

Speaking at a meeting Tuesday
OF the Laurel Rotary club, Thomas
C. McCabe of Billings, district
agent of the Bankers Life COM
pany, discussed taxes, and the
benefits of insurance. After he had
concluded his address he answered
questions.
President Wayne Hageman an
nounced that c.. w. Grandey of
Terry had been elected governor of
the Rotary district comprising
Montana. Grandey is a retired
Montana educator and has visited
the Laurel club. His election was
early this week at a state meeting
of Rotary club representatives in
Butte.
Charles Staiger, April program
committeeman, introduced the
speaker, McCabe. The latter said
early that, like the weather, many
people talk about taxes but do
little about them. Ever confusing
those who pay are the changes
congress often makes in the law.
AS an example he spoke of joint
tenancy, the joint ownership of
property by man and wife. Until
recently it was often recommended
as a means for lessening the tax,
but now joint ownership of prop
erty may not be SO good. Should
the husband die, the wife auto
matically becomes the sole owner,
and in case of sale of the property
the wife must bear the expense
of clearing title by court action,
which may equal the cost of pro-
bate. If the property was bought
for $4,000 and sold after the death
Of the husband for $4,000, the
widow pays on the $4,000 gain.
McCabe recommended that joint
tenancy be discussed with a tax.
attorney or other specialist.
The speaker called attention to
insurance as a means to conserve,
and that estates do not usually
have assets classed as liquid, cash,
for meeting immediate needs in
case of death. Life insurance, on
the other hand, provides the i'm
mediate cash and can thus prevent
the forced sale of some of the
estates most valuable assets.
As to incomes, granddad could
make more in his day than
MS grandson can now, because
granddad did not have to pay the
tax that his grandson does. An in
yestment earning of 6 per cent was
once rather small; today it is
regarded as unusual. Because of
the federal debt, which is actually
ev%eryone's liability, the govern
nent cannot allow the interest rate
TO go up. At 2K per cent, the
said, it would take the
grandson 80 years to double his in
5estment, though aided by COM
pound interest. When granddad was
he could double in about IL
Continued on Page Ten)
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MRS. WEAVER, s.,
SUCCUMBS FRIDAY
Services Conducted Tuesday
At Settergren's Funeral
Home; Burial In Billings

Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday at Se%ttergren's chapel for
Mrs. Dorothy Weaver, 68, with
Rev. R. H. Norman, pastor of
the First Baptist church in Bill
lings, officiating.
Mrs. Weaver died at 9:45 p. m.
Friday upon arrival at the Billings
hospital from Laurel where she
recently had moved to reside with
a son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph A. Larson.
Death was due to diabetes and
a heart ailment. Mr.. Weaver pre-
ceded her in death by about 10
days.
Mrs. Weaver was born June "a,
1881, in Missouri, a daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas CHANNEL.
She was married January /, 1927,
to Samuel E. Weaver in Miles City.
She was a member of the First
Baptist church.
Survivors include three other
daughters, Mrs. j. D. Sheehy Of
Sumner, Wash, Mrs. L. w. Ken
nish of Spokane and Mrs. Fred
Bartholomaus of Boulder, Colo; a
brother, Ebert CHANNEL of San
Francisco and seven grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Alfred Cloyd,
Charles Garlock, Charles C. Giblin,
Chester G. Scott and Arthur Sloate.
Burial was in Mountview ceme-
terry.
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TRACE GROUP To
TAP CITY SEWER
Council Grants Permission To
Rural District, Sells
WeSt-Side Lots

The city council, at a meeting
April IS, sold some city lots, gave
permission to the people of the
Trace tracts west of town to con-
meet with the city's sewer system,
and ordered that a plat of West
Laurel addition be filed immedi-
ately with the county clerk and
recorder. At roll call the aldermen
present yer Freebury, Feuerbach-
er, Rodgers, McManus, Mccormick
and Paul Void. Mayor Thomson
presided.
Two proposals were submitted to
buy three lots the city had previ-
ously advertised for sale. A bid of
$4O2 by A. A. Moser was accepted.
A condition of the sale was that
the buyer should also pay an adj
ditional amount for sewers. The
lots are d, 5 and 6, block 2, West
Laurel subdivision.
Farmers Union Central Ex-
change, Inc, asked for and received
permission to connect its new
building south of town and east
Of the north-south highway with
the city's water and sewer sys-
TENS. The council stipulated that
all the sewer joints be loaded to
seal out seepage of oil. The Farm
ers Union owns and operates the
oil refinery south of town, and the
new building is an addition to the
plant.
A resolution, No. 173, transfer
ring money from one fund to an
other, was passed. Monthly re-
ports were received from the city
Miss Tillie Hohendorf, and
the health officer, DR.. E. C. Hall.
Property owners living on the
Trace tracts west of town at the
end of West Fourth street, asked
permission to connect with the
sewer on West Fourth and on
Seventh venue. The county had re-
created rural special sewer
district 131 for the
Trace residents. The councils mo-
ton accepting the proposal of
rural district 131 provided % that
the sewer be laid water-tight, and
(2) that the city reserve the right
adjoining property owners,
the corporate limits of the
to connect with the sewer line.
1t was ordered that an engineers
certificate be obtained for the plat
# the West Laurel subdivision, and
hat the plat be filed in the county
Jerk and recorders office as soon
Is possible. The subdivision was ,
added a few years ago. 1t consists {
If about three blocks on the south
side of West Main street, begin /
hing with the Rite-Ho motel loca- !
ion and extending westward to the {
ity limits and southwark to the +
Northern Pacific right-of-way. {
A report on the approximate cost 7
f the recreational program for the
year was made by j. E. :
'reebury, a member of the recently {
reated recreational board. The ap- =,
LEGATION of Harold Bernhard for I
position as policeman was re- :
eived and filed. I
The following building permits .
.ere granted: +
Mrs. Helen Shearer, to remodel r
20 by 24-foot garage into tour 7
st sleeping rooms, on lots 1 to d, =
lock Is, Nutting subdivision, at al :
pproximate cost of $500.
John Strecker, to build a Is by |
6-foot frame house on lots II and |
block 26, Yellowstone subdi- .
ision, $1,000.
James Rooley, to build a Is by
5-foot garage on lots 13 and Id,
Iock %, East Yellowstone subdivi-
on, $500.
o. C. Anderson, to build a 81 by 6
i-foot frame house on lots 13 and S
4, block 7, Nutting subdivision, +
5000. +
Il
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METHOD TO NAME
CANDIDATE FOR QUEEN

The procedure for choosing
Laurel's own candidate for Teen
Age Sweetheart at the water car
nival June "a, when the use OF
Laurel's first swimming pool will
be inaugurated, has been an
nounced by the local committee
making arrangements for the
event. She will compete at the
carnival with candidates from
other towns, with the judges con-
sisting of people from the towns
who have offered candidates for
the title.
Each of the four classes of
Laurel high school will present one
contestant. These four contestants
will be brought to the stage of the
Royal theater about Wednesday,
June IA, where the Laurel's official
entrant will be chosen by applause
recorded or an applause-meter.
Further activity of the evening will
be the browning of the king and
the queen of Kids day, as the
water carnival event is known.
Laurel's entrant for Teen-Age
Sweetheart will appear with en-
trants from other towns in the
parade preceding the opening of
the swimming pool. The girl given
the title of queen will receive a
prize, a 500 wardrobe of her own
choosing in Laurel stores. Invi-
tations are being sent, the commit
tee has announced, to Park City,
Columbus, Absarokee, Roberts,
Joliet, Red Lodge, Bearcreek, Bel
fry, Bridger, Fromberg, Rapelje
and Edgar to enter contestants as
representatives of their respective
high schools. The judges will be
chosen from the participating
Transportation in the pa
rade will be provided by the COM
mittee having charge of the ar
engagements.
The committee put Of placards
during the past week which tell
Laurel kids in school grades one
tc eight how they may compete
for the title of king or queen in
the Kids day affair. They have to
complete a sentence beginning with
IL want to be the first kid in
Laurel's new swimming pool, be-
cause" and are allowed %
words or less to complete their
declarations. Entries must be
to "Uncle Mac" box 1877,
Billings, not later than midnight
May 20.
Several subcommittee have
been named to take are of details
assigned them by the general
committee representing the Laurel
club. The sub-commit-
tees and their chairmen are:
Publicity, Chester G. Scott; king,
and sweetheart, c. Stuart
Johnson; lunch, Marvin T. Hoppel;
parade, j. Willard Baldwin; swim
ming pool program, Hugh Swee-
lev; decorations, Oliver F. Void.
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April 20 marks the fiftieth ami
versary of Inauguration of service
on the North Coast Limited,
Northern Pacific's premier train.
The original North Coast"
proudly advertised as "the first
electrically lighted train between
the middle west and the north Pa
cific coast" and a "palace on
Wheels" went into service on April
20, 1900, according to G. w. Ro-
dine. passenger traffic manager.
Today's North Coast Limited, re-
Gently equipped with lightweight,
streamlined cars and diesel power
at a cost of 918 million dollars,
is the last word in travel luxury
and comfort.
Laurel outlook., 1950-04-26
GIRL SCOUTS PLAN
CANCER FUND TAG DAY

AS a closing move in this years
campaign to collect funds here for
American Cancer society, Laurel
Girl Scouts of the sixth grades will
conduct a tag day Saturday, April
20. The girls operations will be in
the business district from 9 a. m.
until 8 p. m. to give everyone an
opportunity to contribute to the
cancer-control fund of the national
society.
The yearly campaign is slated to
close at the end of April. Mrs. Paul
Brohaugh is the American Cancer
society's Laurel chairman.
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". c. PHILLIPS, 81,
DIES At HOME HERE
Retired Railroad Man Sue
cumbs MOnday-Had Lived
Here 80 Years

William C. Phillips, 81, dice
Monday at 7:05 a. m. at his home
PIP Third avenue. A retired N. P
engineer, he had been in poor
health several months. Death was
caused by a stomach ailment.
He was born in New River,
Tenn, Sept. 6, 1882. When he was
16 years old he enlisted in the
United States army at the out
break of the Spanish-American
war and served in Cuba and the
Philippines. On his return to the
United States, he was discharged
at San Francisco and remained
there until after the 1906 earth
quake and fire.
He was employed Oct. 20, 1906,
at Livingston as a railroad fire
man and became an engineer in
1912. He retired Dec. 81, 1947.
During the summers of 1906 I'M
til 1913, Mr.. Phillips was the driver
of a siX-horse tallyho coach, taking
tourists over the scenic trails of
Yellowstone park.
He vas married to Miss Julia
Hackert of Buffalo, Wyo., March
6, 1916, in Billings, and the family
moved from Livingston to Laurel
in November 1920.
He was a member of Robert
Bruce Wallace post of the United
Spanish War Veterans, Billy
Price post, Veterans of Foreign
Wars and of Laurel Lodge No.
1852, Loyal Order of Moose.
Requiem mass will be said at II
a, m. Thursday in st. Anthony's
Catholic church by Rev. Timothy
O'Shea. Rosary will be recited at
1880 p. m. Wednesday in Setter
green's funeral home in Billings.
Burial will be in st. Anthony's
cemetery.
Survivors include the widow;
four sons, William H. Phillips, who
is stationed at Great Falls air
force base, Clifford H. Phillips and
Rudy Lee Phillips of Laurel, James
Jay Phillips, a student at Portland
university; a daughter, Miss Ar
media Phillips, a student at st.
Mary's college, Xavier, Kan; a
brother, Mitchell Phillips of New
River; a Sister, Mrs. Cassel Thomas
of Youngstown, Ohio, and five
grandchildren.
Active pallbearers chosen for the
funeral were Clarence Herbert,
William Connors, Leonard Foley,
Celester Conan, P. B. Marvin and
T. j. Winters.
Honorary pallbearers 81. B.
Heinz of Salt Lake City, Al F.
Burson, Frank Caldwell, E. P.
Stewart, o. r. Burdett, Billy
Boyles, H. T. Johndrow, Rex Bar
ton, John Hartley, Earl Wilson,
Ed Boyd, Gerald Early, Bill Har-
din, Con Claus, Art Foust, W. E..
Collins, William Keyser, w. T.
Wiechert, J. w. Long, j. B. Gran ;
well, Tom Bequette, Bryant Har- {
Ian, George Dureke, B. T. Bassett, t
Morris, and DR.. Tideman, ;
Tom Morton, A. R. Blair, D.. j. I
Brumbaugh and A. Lee Craig, the ;
last four all being Spanish
American war veterans. &
Color guard Robert Freund {
and Jay Sheets.
Color bearers-P. j. Law and
Walter Menellc
Firing squad - Roy Horning, 7
commander, William Miller, Cliff h
ord Johnson, Edward LaPrath, T
Burt Kucera, Harold Shearer and @
John Foley. a
Escort-Kepler Stankey. Z
Buglers-Tom Hartley and Dan
~ Freund. n
Laurel outlook., 1950-04-26

Mrs. c.. A. Cromwell entertained
her sewing club Wednesday after
noon.
Laurel outlook., 1950-04-26

Montana, it's people and it's OPP
portunities, form the background
for the new book "Small Town
Renaissance" a story of the Mon
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HERE FROM PORTLAND

Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Price and
son Barry of Portland, Ore, are
guests of Mr.. Prices parents, Mr..
and Mrs. B. l.. Price. Before re-
turning to their home, they will
spend some time in Great Falls
with relatives of Mrs. Price.
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VISITING BROTHER

Mrs. D. L. Hafer went to Liv-
mgston Wednesday evening to
visit her brother, Johnny Landers,
who is hospitalized there with virus
pneumonia.
Evening star., 1950-01-09
British Expect Att|ee
TO Announce Election
Date by Wednesday
BY the Assoeiofsd Pres,

LONDON, Jan. 9.-Prime Min
lister Attlee may make an an
nouncement by Wednesday about
Britain's general election. London
political writer's today speculated
the vote might be held February
2 or February %.
Their guesses were inspired by
Mr.. Attlee's surprise 200-mile
round trip by automobile yester-
day to visit Cling George VI at the
royal holiday retreat at Sandring-
ham, in Norfolk.
British constitutional custom
requires the Prime Minister before
general election first to ask the
King to dissolve Parliament. The
court circular. reporting Mr.. Att
lees audience with the King. did
not say what they talked about.
but the Prime Minister was be-
lleved almost certainly to have
discussed the election.
Cabinet Meets Tomorrow.
Today Mr.. Attlee meets with his
key ministers in his London resi-
dence. Tomorrow he will preside
over the years first full cabinet
session.
Newspaper political experts here
almost all agreed all this meant
some election statement was
Forthcoming. The pro-labor
Reynolds News said it was almost
certain to be made on Wednesday
morning." with everything point
ing ito the dissolution of Parlia-
ment at the end of this month,
and the polling day on Thursday,
February 3d."
The Conservative Daily Tele-
graph said such an announcement
is widely expected In political
circles either today or tomorrow.
The independent. and usually anti
Labor, Daily Express said an off,
clal statement was anticipated
after the cabinet meeting.
The Laborite Daily Herald said
dissolution Of Parliament could
take place any time in the next
few days"
Term Ends in July.
BY constitutional custom, 20
days must elapse between the dis
solution Of Parliament and the
new election. Mr.. Attlee has until
the end of Labor's five-year term
next July to call the election.
With speculation general that
the election would come FEBRUARY
%, Labor Party organizers were
reported last week booking halls
throughout England for February
%, presumably for election eve
rallies.
But today some observers guessed
the election might come even
sooner. The Daily Telegraph saw
a possibility that Mr.. Attlee had
asked for immediate dissolution,
wmchSh proclaimed today would
make the earliest possible election
day Saturday. January %.
But with British general elec-
tions traditionally held on Thurs
days, the telegraph writer said a
more likely date would be Thurs
day, February 2.