The Billings Gazette from Billings, Montana (2024)

or a a a a a a a Saturday, September 13, 1952 Page Nine THE BILLINGS GAZETTE BONDS LIVESTOCK Stocks lower trading. Trends United Press Bonds irregular. United States government bonds lower in quiet trading. Curb stocks irregular. Midwest stock mixed.

Silver unchanged in New York at cents a fine ounce Grains in Chicago lower. At the close. wheat ruled 1 lower to cents a bushel higher; corn to lower; lower to higher: to higher; soybeans lowers to higher: lard unchanged to points a hundred pounds lower. Hogs: Steady, top $20.15. Sheep: Steady to weak.

$28. Cattle: About steady to $1 lower, top $34.50. By Associated Stock List Press Sales in hundreds: nigh: low I close Admiral 29 Alaska Jun 14 3 3 3 Allied Chem 19 Allis Chal 18 51 Alum Co Am 31 Amerada Pet 33 202 200 Am Airlines 23 Am Can 33 Am Car Cryst Am For Pow Am Gas El 11 Am Loco 9. 19. 19 Nat Gas 13 Am Pow Lt 8 Am Rad 46 Am Smelt 30 42 Am Stl Fd 7 32 32 Am Tel Tel 131 Am Tob 13 Am Woolen 28 Am Zinc 10 21 21 Anacon Cop 41 42 Anac 4.701 43 Armco Stl 17 Armour 54 Armst Ck 8 52.

52 52 Atchison 18 90 Atl Refin 571 32 Avco Mfg 17 Balt Ohio 49 21 Beat Fds 2 Bell Airc 3 161 Bendix Av 10 Beth Stl 461 Boeing Airp 34341 Bridg Brass Briggs Mf Budd Co 101 Burr Add 20 Butte Cop 1 Calum 11 Can Dry 101 Canad Pac 59 34 Carrier Cp 11 Case JI Cater Trac 3 Cer de Pas 4 Cert-Teed 4 14 Ches Ohio 54 36 36 Chi Grt 21 Ch SP Pac 19 20 Chrysler 331 793 Cities Svc 30 98 Cluett Pea 4 27 27 27 Colg Palm 11 Coca-Cola Col I 6 Col Gas 39 Coml Cred 14 37 37 Coml Solv 431 Comw Edis Con Copperm 11 Gas 8 Container Cont Can 9 Cont Oil 201 61 61. Corn Prod 81 Corning Gl xd 51 70 70. 70 Crown Cork 37 Cudahy Pk 6 6 Curtiss Wr 17 8 8 Curtiss Wrt A 31 Deere 45 Det Edis 11 Doug Airc 13 Dow Chem 20 Du Pont 33 Eastman Kod 30 Eaton Mfg 1 Elgin Nat 12 12 12 Fed Min Sm Firestone 64 64 64 Gen Am Tran xd 7 57 Gen Bak Gen Elec 241 63 Geo Foods 9 Gen Mills 11 Gen Mot 60 Gen Cem 5 45 Gen Real Ut 20 11 Gillette 13 Goodrich 8 65 Goodyear 17 43 43 Grah Paige 33 Granby Min 1 Gt Nor Ry pf 19 51 Greyhound 35 12 Gulf Oil 33 50 50 Homestake 4 Hud Bay 10 Hudson Mot 77 16 Ill Cent 6 69 69 Indust Ray 3 Inspir Cop Int Bus Mch 2 206 206 206 Int Harv Int Paper 261 50 Int Tel Tel 59 18 Jones 23 Kennecott 50 Lehman Corp 4 77 L-O-F Glass Lib MeN 8 8 8. Link Belt 00 Lockheed Aire 9 22 22 Loew's 51 Lone Star Cem 28 Lorillard Mack Trucks 9 Macy 26 Magma Cop 1 Marsh Field 13 McIntyre 51 76 76 McKess 37 Mercant Str Miami Cop 251 24. Mid-Cont Pet 6 Mont-Dak Ut 24 24 Mont Pow 7 28 28 Mont Ward 231 60 Murray Corp Nash Kelv Nat Bisc 8 Nat Cash 1 56 56 56 Nat Dairy 7 Nat Distill 286 Nat Gypsum 37 20 Nat Lead 18 Nat Stl 7 Newmont 13 55 NY Central 54 Nor Pac 78 71 Northw Airl 11 Ohio Oil Owens Ill GI 3 Pac El 14 Packard 16 Pan Am Air 14 93 Param Pict 10 24 Park Utah 26 Patino Min 4 Penney JC 67 Pa RR 19 to Pepsi-Cola 36 Phelps Dod 24 Phil Rd I 15 Philip Mor 14 45 Phillips Pet 31 Plym Oil 9 Pub Sv Colo 17 17 17 Pullman 8 Pure Oil 18 RKO Pict 43 RKO Thea 34 Radio Cp 72 Reo Motors 10 Repub Stl 22 Rey Tob 24 36 Safeway St 12 30 St Jos Lead 15 Sears Roeb 19 Servel 16 91 Sharp Doh 2 Shell Oil 23 Silver King 31 Sinclair Oil 30 Socony Vac 35 So Rico Sug 2 Sou Cal Edis 361 Southern Co 761 15 15.

Sou Pac 561 Sou Ry Sperry 20 Std Brands 9 Std Oil Cal 19 Std Oil Ind 31 Std Oil Ind 31 791 St. Oil NJ 56 76 Stew Warn 3 Stone Web 12 27 27 Studebaker 38 36 Sunray Oil 46 Sunsh Min 2 93 Swift Co 9 32 Texas Co 27 Tex Gulf Sul 2 110. 110. 1110 Timk Bear 21 Trans Air 00 Transamer 18 26 26 Twenty Fox Un Bag 4 47 47 Un Carbide 25 Un Oil Cal 53 391 Un Pac 10 Un Tank Car 5 41 41 Unit Air Lin 101 Unit Airc 35 Unit Cp 57 5 5 5 Unit Fruit 221 US Lines 8 US Pipe 1 US Rubber 43 US Smelt 221 62 US Steel 64 US Steel pf 3 US Tob 00 20 20 Vanad Cp CO 40 403 Walworth 85 Warn Br Pict 10 West Air 21 11 11 11 West Un Tel 771 Westing Elec 461 White Mot 21 26 Woolworth 221 43 43 Wrigley 1 Yale Towne 36 Youngst Dr (xd-Ex-dividend) New York Curb New York Barium Stl Bunk Hill Catalin Cons Royal Cornuc 4 Dumont Lab A 16 El Bond Sh Ford Can A 63. Ford Ltd Gen Alloys Gt Lak Oil Hecla Min Humble Oil Int Petrol -Close: Irving Air Ch Kaiser Fra Nat Bell Niles Bem Pennroad 131 Pioneer 91 Royal Oil Shat Denn Sherw Wms Std Oil Ky Todd Shpyd 55 US Int PI Wright Har 216 BEAN MARKET Denver (AP) (U.S.D.A.) Pinto beans, 1952 crop, selling generally $7 0 7.25 for U.S.

No. 1 and for U.S. No. 2, Denver rate basis. Great Northern.

1952 crop, selling generally $7.50 for U.S. No. 1 and $7.25 for U.S. No. 2, Nebraska rate basis.

GRAINS Resistance Slows Market Decline New York (P)-The stock market declined Friday, but there was considerable resistance to the fall. Strangely enough, Thursday the market advanced, but there was considerable resistance to the rise. Railroads showed the way in the various swings during the day, and they finally closed highly mixed and unchanged on average. The Associated Press average of 60 stocks declined 20 cents at 105,90. Volume came to 1.040,000 shares as compared with 970,000 shares traded Thursday.

DOW-JONES AVERAGES High Low Close Net chg. 30 Industrials 273.46 269.66 271.02 off 1.09 20 Railroads 98.97 97.87 98.50 0.38 15 Utilities 50.31 49.98 up 0.06 65 Stocks 104.83 103.80 104.35 off Transactions in stocks used in averages Friday: Industrials 121,100, railroads 900, utilities 25,000, 65 stocks 195,000. Sales Friday approximated 1,040.000 shares compared with 970,000 shares Thursday. Livestock Quotations BILLINGS Hogs--Salable, none. Market quotable nominally steady.

Cattle-Salable, 25 head. Calves, 10 head. No early sales indications market quotable nominally steady. Sheep--Salable, 600 head. Slaughter lambs steady.

no slaughter ewes early, feeding lambs steady. Small lot choice and prime 90 to 100-pound spring slaughter lambs few good kinds $24. good 75 to 85-pound spring feeder lambs $20. Small lots 46 to 86-pound cull feeder lambs OMAHA Omaha -Cattle- Receipts, 600 head. Calves, 100 head.

Small lots commercial and good short fed steers, utility to low-commercial a cows. $14; $14.75 $17: canners and cutters, $12 few commercial to choice vealers, Sheep--Receipts. 2.500 head. One load choice and prime western spring slaughter lambs, $28 per shipper account; bulk good to prime springers, $250 27.50; good to choice grade slaughter ewes, $5 a around cull three and utility largely loads western feeder lambs of good and choice quality, $22.50 23.50: all package short term breeding ewes, $9.25. CHICAGO Chicago 5,000 head.

Choice 200 to 260-pound butchers, few loads choice 200 to 240 pounds, $20; load choice 205 pounds. $20.15: few loads and lots 270 to pounds, few 315 to 385 pounds, most 160 to 190 pounds, sows, 14.50@ $19. Cattle-Salable. 800 head. Calves-Salable, 500 head.

Few choice and prime fed yearling steers about steady at $33.256 34.50; cows weak to 25 cents lower; load choice to prime 1.375-pound steers, load good to choice weights, $20.25: utility and commercial cows. $16 $20: canners and cutters. few utility to low- commercial bulls, $18 $20; few vealers up to $33. Sheep Salable, 600 head. Top native lambs, $28; bulk.

culls, $14: few lots good to choice shorn lambs and yearlings. $22 $24; cull to choice slaughter ewes, Wool Review Boston -Wool houses reported stray orders here and there this week with no real movement. But those who sold reported fair transactions for filling-in purposes in a few classes of wool. So far as could be judged, no measurable quantity of business was predicated on new mill orders for cloth, according to the Commercial Bulletin. The paper will say Saturday: drums worsted d.

end remained in the dolas the time for doing spring business was getting short. Woolens also appear to be dull, though mills are fortified for a while on previous business which keeps a trickle of buying in rad material under way. "Meantime, the market here reflected a bearish attitude among buyers of everything, including noils, as leveling off of values abroad was awaited. "Standard types of domestic wool offered the barest kind of a market on which to quote. In fine graded territory staple, somewhat below our range could be made on hedged wool and at least one A recent bit of sale territory substantiates this was statement.

$1.25 clean. "Pulled wools have been moving right along to a small extent. with mills wanting such fibre facing a market of limited supply on small production. We heard of 50-60's. woolen type, sold at $1.25 to $1.30 scoured, in quantity; that grade, worsted type, around $1.40.

"Some spot business in fall Texas was again reported at $1.35 scoured. Other trading in this wool was done on a basis of $1.32. "At Albuquerque, a showing on two days last week of 600.000 pounds of New Mexico wool evoked little actual business." Foreinn Exchange New York (P) Foreign exchange rates follow Great Britain in dollars, others in cents: Canadian dollar in New York open market 4 9-32 per cent premium or U. S. cents up 1-32 of a cent.

Europe: Britain pound unchanged. Wool Futures Wool Futures New York (P)-Wool tops and wool futures declined Friday on scattered commission house selling. Support came through scale-down dealer buying. Wool closed unchanged to 1.1 cents lower October 140. December 136.

March 133.0 bid. May 130.5 bid. July 129.0 bid. October 127.5, December 125.5 bid. Certificated wool closed spot .6 143.0 of nominal.

lower a cent to 4 of a cent higher. October 196.0 bid, December 184.2. March 176.5 bid. May 172.7@172.9, July 170.7 bid, October 168.2 bid. Certificated spot wool tops 200.0 nominal.

Laramie Bank Officer Honored for Long Service Laramie, M. Jones was honored Friday for his 40 years of service with the First National bank of Laramie. Jones was born on a ranch near Laramie. He began work as a messenger for the bank on Sept. 12, 1912, and has since worked to cashier.

He is a brother of Bruce Jones, former Cheyenne city official. Aged Greybull Resident Dies in Billings Home Greybull, Wyo. John Neville, 88, long-time Greybull resident, died at a Billings, nursing home Wednesday. Death was attributed to a series of strokes. He has been in failing health for many years.

Requiem mass will be held at Sacred Heart church at 10 a.m. Saturday, with the Rev. John Brady celebrant. He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Margaret O'Conner of Greybull and two neices, Miss Kathrine O'Conner of Casper and Miss Mary O'Conner of Greybull.

Divorce Granted Sheridan, divorce has been granted by Judge George A. Layman in the Sheridan district court to Amelia C. Gorm Stephen Gorm. Club Has Meeting. Greybull, W.

Houston, Texas club met with Harold Hudspeth Wednesday ning. Plans were made to the mid-term convention in ton. Several of the members planning on touring Mexico lowing the convention. To Rainmakers Horn Offering Plan Up Big Snowpack Grain Market Holds Against Presure in Chicago (P)-A sinking spell in the last in active dealings the board of trade half hour sent soybeans leg down several cents Friday Prior to late selling movement the market had 'been holding its own, although acting nervous. Some support entered the pit on export business.

Favorable crop weather put corn pressure all day, although some buying developed on news Ireland had bought 240.000 bushels for October shipment. Friday's futures: Wheat: High Low Close September $2.31 December 2.38½ 2.37⅝ 2.38¼ March 2.43½ 2.42⅞ 2.42⅜ May 2.44⅛ 2.43⅜ 2.43¾ July 2.39 2.38⅛ 2.38¾ Corn: September 1.76⅞ 1.75¼ 1.76 December 1.73¼ 1.71⅜ 1.72⅛ March 1.77 1.75% 1.76 May 1.78⅝8 1.76¾ 1.77½ July 1.79 1.77½ 1.77¾ Oats: September December .88 March .91 .903 May .90 July .87 .863 Rye: September 1.95½ 1.93½ 1.94¼ December 2.00¼ 1.98½ 1.99¾ May 2.04¼ 2.02¾ 2.03¾ July 2.03¾ 2.02¼ 2.02¾ Soybeans: September 3.10¼ 3.03¾ 3.05¾ November 3.02⅝ 2.99 3.01½ January 3.04¾ 3.00¾ 3.03¼ March 3.05¾ 3.01¼ 3.04¼ May 3.04¾ 3.00¼ 3.03¼ Billings Cash Grain Station basis at Billings nes and near-by points in Montana and Wyoming. closing grain quotations: Dark northern spring-16 per cent protein. 16 cents 15 per cent protein. 10 cents premium: 14 per cent protein, 6 cents premium: 12 per cent protein.

4 cents premium; No. 1 hard. 60-pound test, No. 1. 58-pound.

$1.82: No. 2. 57-pound, $1.80: No. 3, 55-pound, $1.78 Winter wheat-14 per cent protein, 8 cents premium; 13 per cent protein. 5 cents premium: 12 per cent protein.

4 cents premium; No. 1 dark and No. 1 hard. 60- pound test. No.

2, 58-pound, No. 3. 57-pound, $1.79. Minneapolis Cash Grain Minneapolis -Wheat receipts Friday 334 cars; year ago 628 cars; trading basis unchanged to 1 cent lower: prices cent higher to cent lower. Cash: o.

1 dark northern and No. 1 northern, 12 to 16 per cent protein. 1 cent premium for heavy; hard Montana, Minnesota-South Dakota No. 1 dark hard winter, 2.45½. Durum, fancy milling, No.

1 choice milling, 2.76½; No. 1 red Corn-No. 5 yellow, new and old, $1.28 -No. 2 white. No.

3 white, No. 2 heavy white. 86 heavy white, and hard malting choice fancy, good, $1.380 1.61; feed. Rye-No. 2, Flax-No.

1, $4.14. Friday's futures ranged as follows: Wheat: High Low Close September December 2.41⅛ 2.40½ 2.40½ May 2.44¼ 2.43½ 2.43¾ Oats: September .82 81 .82 December .823 .83 May .857 Rye: September 1.88⅜ 1.87⅞ 1.87⅞ December 1.90⅜ 1.89½ 1.89½ Flax: September 4.10½ 4.09½ 4.09½ December 4.16 4.14 4.14 March 4.16 4.14 4.14 4.12 Chicago Cash Grain Chicago (P)-Cash wheat: None. 1 yellow. No. ez.

$1.82: No. 4. Oats- Sample grade heavy white, 91c. Barley nominal Malting, $1.35 01.81; Minneapolis Flour Minneapolis -Flour in 100-pound cotton sacks: Family patents unchanged, standard patents unchanged. $5 70.

Shipments 52,700 sacks. standard middlings lower, Standard bran 50 cents, lower, unchanged. $67. Produce BUTTER AND EGGS Chicago (P)-Butter firm: receipts. 610 pounds; wholesale buying prices to 1 cent a pound higher; 93-score AA, 73.5c: 92-score 69.25c; cars: 90-score B.

71.5c; 89-score 72.5c; 90-score B. 70c: Eggs steady to firm: receipts, 7,880 cases: wholesale buying prices unchanged; U.S. large, U.S. mediums, 46c: U.S. standards.

current receipts, 35c: 32c: checks, 29c. POTATOES Chicago 206 cars; on track, 243 cars: total United States shipments, 713 cars; about steady on Russets, weaker on others: California Long Whites Bakers, $5.35: MinnesotaNorth Dakota Triumphs, Washington Russets, $6.20 6.25. New York Bonds New York (P)-Close: Chesapeake Ohio '96d 9858 Texas Corp 3s '65 POWER AND BANK STOCKS Friday's quotations from Piper, Jaffray Hopwood: Bid Asked First Bank Stock Northwest Banco Montana Power pid. None Montana-Dakota Util. pfd.

8512 Real Estate Transfers Lenard and Elizabeth Yost of Billings to Loren E. and Minerva L. Anderson of Billings--Lots 43 and 44, block 4. Streeter addition. James W.

and Edna R. Hardy and Frances L. Young to Irvin H. and Nana E. Hetrick of Billings--Lot 6.

block 2. Cellan acre tracts. Adrian W. and Lyda M. Latterell of Billings to James C.

Wroughton of Billings--Lots 4. 5 and 6, block 4. Amvet Park subdivision. Walter I. and Jeanne Beckstead of Billings to Ray H.

Fiscus and Chester B. Fiscus of Billings -S 50 feet lot 4. block 1, Sunnyside addition. C. Lee Donaldson Hoatson of Billings to Edith J.

Wallace of Hardin Lots 12 and 13. block 45. Suburban Homes addition John Armour, A. L. Altman and A.

Armstrong as trustees of Laurel lodge No. 1152, Lolay Order of Moose, to D. D. and Ora Leeper Laurel -Lot 4. block 2.

townsite of East Laurel. Verna Fay Williams Drake of Billings William F. and Marion T. Koch of Billings--Tracts and certificate of 245 and tract D. same survey.

section 10 1-S 26-E. Joseph Walker of Butte to Henrietta Albrandt of Billings--N 19 feet lot 9 and lots 10, 11 and 12. block 200, original town of Billings. Jake and Ida Heinrich of Billings to Opal M. Todd of Billings--Lots 14.

15 and 16, block 2. West Billings Heights subdivision. Louis and Ada Melnick of Billings to Irvin J. and Melba E. Zeuner of BillingsLots 9 and 10.

block 2, Pioneer Park subdivision. first filing. Fred J. and Susie Mandelkow of Yellowstone county to Dale A. Martinek of Yellowstone county--Lots 23 and 24.

amended plat block 2. Mandelkow subdivision. amended. Domenich and Catherine Rossetto and V. S.

and Mary Schiavon of Billings to Florence and Lawrence Trudeau Ralston. 30. Sunrise subdivision, second filing. Florence and Lawrence Trudeau of Ralston. to Delbert E.

and Lorene B. Long of Billings- Same property. Billy T. and Jesse M. Parks of Billings to Henry Gauger of Billings-Tract of 17 acres section 21 1-N 27-E.

Zilz company of Billings to Charles E. and Rose B. Wright of Billings-Lot 2. block 2. Smith subdivision.

INSURANCE Ask for PHONE MEL HASS 9-2409 FIRE I LIFE OIL RIG LIABILITY AUTO TRUCK INSURANCE BONDS WESTERN NATIONAL AGENCY 202 Billings Livestock Exchange Buffalo, Wyo. UP--The Water Resources Development corporation is attempting feel out sentiment of Johnson county ranchers and toward increasing the farmers. in the Big Horn Mountains this winter. George Farnham, regional representative of the corporation, said his company expected to increase the moisture content of the snowpack by starting earlier in the fall. The snow is used for irrigation the following summer.

Ranchers in Buffalo, Kaycee and Sheridan areas have indicated interest in the proposal, Farnham said. Woman Believed Lost in Canyon Cheyenne, Wyo. Mrs. Ralph Smith, wife of a Cheyenne businessman, has been lost in the Snake River canyon east of Alpine and north of Afton since Thursday afternoon, it was learned late Friday. An extensive search centered in the canyon Friday.

It was feared that Mrs. Smith fell into the high and turbulent waters of the river. The Smiths had been on a trip to Ogden, Utah, and had driven into the canyon in their homeward trip. Mrs. Smith was taking a walk along the stream when she disappeared.

Smith, coproprietor of the Lincoln-Mercury garage, became alarmed when his wife failed to appear. fruitless search was, made before help was summoned. The couple's son, Slark, and W. J. Dinneen, left Cheyenne Thursday night to join in the search.

Wyoming Official Collects Tuskers Cheyenne, Wyo. (P)-A little black teakwood elephant from Siam has been added to the collection of Wyoming's deputy state treasurer, Charles B. Morgan has been employed by the state for nearly and during that time he has accumulated an impressive collection of elephants. He has received white, pink and black elephants from all over the United States. Most of them are gifts of Republican friends, Morgan said.

The newest addition was sent by Robert Murphy of Rock Springs, who is with the United States diplomatic service in Siam. Rock Springs Livestock Shipping Season Opens Rock Springs, Wyo. (AP)-The livestock shipping season in Rock Springs opened Thursday with five cars of cattle consigned by Carl and George Jorgenson of Cora, Wyo. Jerry Marlowe, Union Pacific freight agent, said 182 cars have been ordered for the season so far by southwestern Wyoming stockgrowers. He said he expected more to be called for before the season is over.

Last year 500 cars were ordered. With the Big Piney area now connected to the railroad, Marlowe said he expects more shipping this year than ever before. Sheridan High School Club Elects Officers for Year Sheridan, following officers have been elected by the Sheridan high school Miss Co-ed club: Carol Edwards, president; Teddy McCarthy, vice president; Helen Urmson, secretary; Glenrae Jenks, treasurer; Rosemary Weaver, SOcial chairman; Mona Springer, parliamentarian, and Robert Surrena, historian. Gillette Rancher Charged In Income Tax Information, Cheyenne, Wyo. (P)-An information was filed in United States district court Friday by the district attorney charging a Gillette, rancher with attempt to evade federal income taxes.

James H. Daly was charged with turning in correct income reports or tax due from 1946 through 1948. The statement alleges the discrepancy between what Daly declared and what was due the government is some $114,000. Daly pleaded innocent to Judge T. Blake Kennedy.

47,000 Inductees Sought by Army For November Call Washington (U.P)-The defense department Friday asked for 47,000 draftees in November for the army. The other services do not intend to call for draftees in November, the defense department said. The November call for 47,000 men was the same size as the October call. This month, 30,000 are being inducted. Servicemen Wounded B.

A. Cheyenne (AP) Two Wyoming Mrs. servicemen have been wounded in eve- action in Korea, the department of attend defense announced Thursday. Hous- They are Private Class Alois are J. Gorzalka of Sheridan, and fol- vate First Class J.

Bishop, U.S.M.C., of Evanston. Senator Given Industrial Plug O' Mahoney Speaks At Trona Plant Rock Springs, (P -Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Democrat, Wyoming, was called the "grand uncle" of the $20,000,000 Westvaco Chemical company's trona plant Thursday. Division officials of the company gave the senator the praise during ceremonies in his henor. In a speech before 300 company employes, Senator O'Mahoney announced the trona plant is the first of three to be built.

Company spokesmen called the plant "the forerunner of a vast new chemical industry in Sweetwater county." In introducing the senator, a Westvaco executive vice president, Y. Seaton, called the senator "if not the father, the grand uncle of this development." Matron Accorded Funeral Rites Sheridan, Wyo. services were held here Friday for Mrs. J. Samuel Davis, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.

Thomas Lamb, in Hermiston, Ore. Mrs. Davis and her husband came in 1882 to Big Horn in this county, living there until 1886 when they homesteaded on Pass creek. Following the death of her husband in 1935, Mrs. Davis moved to Billings where she lived until moving to Oregon last year.

Mrs. Davis was a member of the Methodist church. In addition to her daughter she is survived by two sons, Sterling Davis of Crescent City, and Charles A. Davis of Anchorage, Alaska, and three brothers, John, George and Solomon Kinnick, all of Grass Range, also surviving are nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Funeral services were in charge of the Rev.

R. Jay Wilson of the Methodist church. Sheridan Architect Dies at Hospital Sheridan, Wyo. -Plans for funeral services are incomplete for Clarence J. Whitney, 62, Sheridan architect who died Tuesday at Sheridan County Memorial hospital following a short illness.

Whitney was a member of the firm of Cook Whitney of Sheridan. He was born in Reed City, and had been a resident of Sheridan for the last five years. He was a member of the Christian Science church, the Sheridan Rotary club and Sheridan lodge No. 8, A.F.&A.M. Survivors are his wife, Mrs.

Gertrude Whitney of Sheridan; two sons, Donald Whitney, student at Colorado college, Fort Collins, and Robert Whitney of Billings; three daughters, Mrs. J. E. Greenwood, Mrs. Carl Ollin and Mrs.

Ralph DeMerchant, all of Royal Oak, two brothers, L. G. Whitney of Arlington, and Raymond Whitney of Maroneck, N.Y., and four grandchildren. Airplane Pilot Assists Campers Marooned on Hill Worland, -Clifford Mcnu*tt and John Wantulok were recently marooned on Bald ridge en route for an overnight trip into the Misty Moon and Lake Helen region. Their pickup broke down and they were unable to repair it without parts.

Fortunately an airplane from Casper, landed the on pilot the a ridge message and for his father, Willard Mcnu*tt, which the pilot phoned from Casper. The elder Mcnu*tt and two other sons made the trip with the parts and incidentally hiked to a small lake which several years ago was stocked with California golden trout. They made a nice catch. Driver, Passenger Escape As Switch Engine Hits Car Livingston (U.P.)..A car driven Harry Winchester, 15, was hit by a switch engine at a crossing here about 11:15 p.m. Thursday.

Both Winchester and a passenger, John Tecea, escaped without injuries except minor scratches. The car was demolished. Cause of the accident has not been established and an investigation was still under way Friday. Parents of Son Greybull, and Mrs. Florentino Flores are parents of a son born Sunday at Greybull hospital.

Plan New Building Powell, Wyo. Pond Pond Coustruction company Powell Friday announced final rangements to construct an for the Seaboard Oil pany. The five-room, $25,000 ing will be located east of the ell city limits. Leave on Trip Greybull, and Mrs. Leif Senstad' and his brother-inlaw and sister, Mr.

and Mrs. Cliffond denninger left Wednesday on two vacation trip to La Crosse, Waterloo, Iowa and Colorado Springs, Colo. Marian Martin Pattern 9296 1 12-20: 40 The most flattering collar of the sear 011 one of the smoothest cont dresses of the season! In alpaca. rayon crepe a crisp. dark fall cotton.

you'll love to slip into at any hour of the dav. Flared skirt with side buttons: sleeveless and three sleeve versions. Pattern 9296: Misses sizes 12. 14. 20: 40.

Size 16 takes 41, yards 39-inch fabric. This easy -to- use pattern gives perfect tit. Complete, illustrated sew chart shows you every step. Send 35 cents 111 coins for this pattern to Marian Martin. care of The Billings Gazette Pattern department, PO Box 6740.

Chicano 80. 111 Print plainly your name, address. zone, size and style number. Casper Man Heads Masonic Group Sheridan, Wyo. -Verne W.

Mockler of Casper was elected and installed as the most illustrious grand master of the grand council. Royal and Select Masons of Wyo ming. The council was organized at the close of three days of meetings here involving the Royal Arch Masons and Knights Templar. Other officers elected and installed in the grand council included Lewis J. Holiday, Laramie, deputy grand master; Jack C.

Walter, Sheridan, principal conductor, and L. Virgil Abbott, Lander, grand treasurer. Aged Cody Matron Succumbs at Home Cody, Wyo. (P)-Mrs. Sarah I.

Hogg. 80, director of the First National bank of Cody, died Thursday at her home following a long illness. Mrs. Hogg was the widow of William T. Hogg, former member state legislature and owner of the YU ranch near Meeteesee.

The couple came to the ranch in 1901, when it was known as the Taylor and Hogg ranch. Hogg died in 1922. She is survived by a daughter, Mary, field director of the state board of welfare in Cody; two sons, John and William, both of Phoenix, and a sister in England. Funeral services will be held in the Cody Episcopal church Monday. Worland B.P.W.

Members Attend State Meeting Worland, -Louise Hampton, news chairman of the Wyoming Business and Professional Women's clubs; Leslie Cook, state bulletin editor; Eileen Barnett, Worland B. P. W. president; and Ferne Denton, junior past president, attended the fall meeting of state board of directors in Casper. Mrs.

Mildred Smeek of Cheyenne, state president, presided. Plans were formed for the year's study with the national theme "The point. The Wyoming group Ramparts We Build" as the focal to emphasize "Building Through Better Mrs. Madeline Seabright of Cheyenne, the Wyoming's club first president, was the main speaker at the banquet held in the Townsend hotel. Basin Man Is President Of Executive's Group Jackson, Wyo.

MP-A. X. Johnson of Basin is the new president of the Wyoming association of Chamber of Commerce Secretaries. Paul Cavanaugh of Riverton was elected vice president and E. C.

Smith of Laramie was chosen for another term as secretary-treasurer. Births Reported Births Reported Sheridan, and Mrs. and Jacob Brouwer of Fort MacKenzie of are the parents of a son born at ar- the Sheridan County Memorial hosoffice pital. Mr. and Mrs.

Kenneth West com- of Sheridan are the parents of a build- daughter also born at the local Pow- hospital. To Attend Meet Sheridan, Glenn Kinsley, Sheridan attorney, has left for San Francisco where he will attend a meeting of the American Bar association. Kinsley will also attend a commissioner conference on 'uniform state laws held prior to the national meeting. Judicial Slate Is Unopposed Eligibles Fail To File Entries Cheyenne, Wyo. (P Wyoming for the first time in many years may have an uncontested nonpartisan judicial election November 4.

A check of the secretary of state's office Thursday showed that not a person. whose name was written in on the nonpartisan judicial ballots in last month's primary election has filed an acceptance of the nomination. Should no acceptances be received by the time the secretary of state certifies the official list of candidates to the county clerks on September 25, none of the judicial candidates in the primary will have opposition. Associate Justice H. P.

Ilsley of New Castle was unopposed in the primary for nomination to a full term on the supreme court bench. Unidentified Man Falls to Death Laramie, Wyo. (AP) An unidentified man believed to be between 45 and 50 years old was killed sometime Friday morning when he apparently fell from a westbound freight train north of Laramie. two lines about 16 miles The was found between the handy north of Laramie. Word of the accident first came when westbound engineer threw off a message at Bosler.

The man's right arm and shoulder were severed. appeared he had been dragged about 100 feet. He WaS dressed in blue work pants and a brown suit coat. There was no identification, but his pockets contained $1.03, some dice and a match book from the Kuster hotel in Laramie. Laramie sheriff's office is seeking identification by means of fingerprints.

Lucky Bat Boy Goes to Tourney Casper (P) Jack Fleming, 11- year old son of Wyoming softball commissioner and Mrs. John M. Fleming of Casper, flew Thursday to the national softball tournament where he will be bat for the Denver Public Service team. Jack has been bat boy for regional winners in this district for the last two years, and has come to be considered something of a "lucky charm" by the players. Last year he was bat boy for the of Denver and accompanied them to the national tournament in Detroit.

During the regional tournament in Riverton two weeks ago, was bat boy for Public Service, the regional winners. After the tournament, several Public Service players approached Commissioner Fleming and asked if their "lucky" bat boy could accompany them to the nationals in Brideport, Conn. Evangelistic Services Planned at Mission Meet Greybull, Baptist Mission society met Friday with Mrs. J. J.

Whipps. Mrs. J. E. Turner was in charge of the devotionals.

Mrs. Harold Hudspeth, president, reported on recent party" which she attended in Douglas. She also explained each officer's duty under the new constitution. young students who are Mrs. Hudspeth, stated that eight planning on going out as missionaries will be in Greybull November 11.

to start two weeks of evangelistic services. The next meeting will be October 3, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. G.

Jacobson. Early-Morning Fire Destroys Cabins At Jackson Hotel Jackson (P)--Fire at the Diamond Bar inn early Friday destroyed 10 tourist cabins valued at $25,000, garage and a new car. Firemen from Wisdom, 14 miles from here, and Dillon, 48 miles away, brought the flames under control within three hours after it was discovered at 5 a.m. by persons in the cabins, only two which were occupied. Near-by ranchers used bulldozers to scrape burning timbers away from other buildings, including the inn.

The property is owned by Mr. and Mrs. John Dooling. Visitors Depart Greybull, Jessee Bixler and three children of El Paso, Texas, left for home after a week at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Thurman Hurst. In America SUCCESS comes to the man with red blood, not "blue" blood. This Space Courtesy STUDER CONSTRUCTION CO. Greybull Girl Scouts Meet at Youth Center Greybull, -The fly-up Girl Scout troop, under the leadership of Mrs. A.

W. Sabbe and Mrs. Roy Harnden, met at the Greybull Youth center, Wednesday. Christcards to be sold for camperships were distributed. Plans were made to go on an exploring trip to Devil's playground.

The girls are to meet at 1 p.m. Saturday at the center. Books from the troops lending library were exchanged. Motor Theft Count Brings Sentence Cheyenne, Wyo. P--A two-year sentence in federal prison was given John H.

King in United States district court Friday for transporting a stolen automobile across state lines. Judge T. Blake Kennedy passed sentence. King was charged with taking the auto from Ogden, Utah, to Yellowstone park on about Augusudde Kennedy also placed on probation for three years Jody D. Gunder, who has pleaded guilty to transporting a stolen car from Emporia, to Gillette in September 1949.

Robert H. Jessen was placed on probation by Judge Kennedy for 18 months. Jessen was charged with unlawful sale of morphine. Association Holds First Fall Session Greybull, Women's Christian association of the Presbyterian church held its first fall meeting Wednesday at the Presbyterian church dining room with Mrs. D.

Hughes as hostess. Plans were made to hold the annual teacher's reception and family night dinner at 6:30 p.m., September 25 at the church. Mrs. Lowell Davis, president, announced that the circles would meet as follows this month: Priscilla circle, evening, Mrs. C.

E. Emmett; Miriam circle, afternoon, Mrs. H. 0. Mobley; Martha circle, afternoon, Mrs.

Drew Prugh. Mrs. Thomas Adam was in cha charge of "opportunity the program gifts and which national was missions." A skit was presented by Mrs. George Clark, Mrs. W.

H. Douglass, and Mrs. Adam. The devotions were also in charge of Mrs. Adam.

Mrs. Davis reported that the remodeling of the manse kitchen is complete. This project was sponsored by the association with the assistance of the circles. The next meeting will be held October 8 at the church with Mrs. F.

A. Ewen as program chairman and Mrs. M. L. Austin as hostess.

Mystery Bullet Wounds Evansville Man in Leg Casper, Wyo. (PA bullet "came out of nowhere" and hit an Evansville laborer the leg Wednesday. Richard Martinez was hospitalized when he was struck in the shin by the bullet, according to Coroner Carl Horstman. Sheriff's officers were investigating Friday to determine if Martinez was shot or hit by a wild shot. He had been standing near his trailer on the outskirts of Evansville when shot.

Orchard Valley Woman Wins Scrap With Snake Cheyenne, Wyo. (AP) A threefoot rattlesnake got its head bashed in for "spooking" a horse Orchard valley, just south of Cheyenne Thursday. The rattler struck at Mrs. J. DiFrancisco when she went out to see what the commotion was.

It missed, she stunned it with a rock and finished it off with a weed cutter. Cheyenne Police Seek Men Who Robbed Motel Cheyenne, Wyo. (P)-Police were searching Friday for two gunmen who held up an attendant at the Cheyenne motel and escaped with $45. The woman attendant said two walked her office at about 12:30 demanded the mintina money. She described them only as one tall and one short.

Entertain Club Worland, Gordon Hamlin and Mrs. Warren Rodden were hostesses to the Newcomers club canasta group with honors going to Mrs. H. C. Hardsaw, Mrs.

Ellis Legg and Mrs. Herman Noen. WANTED DEAD and DISABLED ANIMALS We will pick up, as soon as possible your dead stock with hides Call us immediately after discovering dead stock, and our Sanitary Truck will call promptly Our truck boxes are all steel and completely enclosed. Our truck boxes and plant have been approved by the Montana Livestock Sanitary Board Call us collect. We pay phone charges.

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