The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-01
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CROW AGENCY

CROW AGENCY
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John Mc1nerny spent the holi-
days at Austin, Mimi, where he
visited friends and relatives.
It is expected that another
clerk will be assigned to the roads
department at Crow Agency, some
time in the near future. This
employee will probably be trans
ferred to Grow from some other
Agency.
Doctor Montross, an ear-eye-
nose and throat specialist is ex-
pected at Crow reservation about
March 1St. DR.. Montross will ex-
anime each Indian pupil and will
also conduct a clinic for the adult
Indians.
Ray Chagnon, Junior forester of
ECW, spent the holidays at Crow
Agency. MI: Chagnon is working
on a timber survey at Rocky Boys
reservation, where the project is
expected to last for another month
or two.
DR.. Ballard, a licensed short
wave radio operator, who has con-
structed and operates. his own
radio station at Crow Agency, has
offered his expert chronological
assistance in the effort to install
a sound projection machine there.
ECW has leased a LIE Tourneau
scraper of seven-yard capacity.
This piece Of equipment viii be
used in conjunction with other
ECW power equipment in order to
continue dirt movement now i'm
possible with teams. The lie Tour
neau will be used on the st.
Xavier-Lodge Grass truck trail.
It is hoped that this additional
equipment will allow the finishing
OF the road before spring.
Despite the handicap of cold
weather, the telephone lines radi-
ating from Crow Agency are near
ing completion. Held up because
of lack of materials the work is
now going along rapidly. Eight
pin cross arms will have been set
on all telephone poles from Crow
to St. Xavier in a short time. The
Crow-Busby line is completed nov,
except fer three miles, near the
Custer battlefield. The compile
ton of these telephone lines will
lessen considerably the danger OF
loss by fire of Crows valuable
grass and range next summer.
dufing the fire season.
Crow Agency's residents have
been caught in the whirl Of holi-
day festivities for the past week.
Christmas program were a fea-
ture at the schools. The churches
also gave programs tending to
further the Christmas spirit of
thanksgiving and happiness. Resi-
dents here and elsewhere have
a right to hope that Peace on
Earth, Goodwill to Men" may be
more than Just words, even though
all nations r now armed to the
teeth. The clouds of war hover
over Europe and America as sure
ly as they did in December, 1918.
II. the will of mankind is for
peace the festive, occasion of
Christmas and New Years will
mean more than numerals on the
calendar.
At two of the recent. tribal
councils, discussion arose with re-
gard to the aiding of q visual edu-
cation program through donation
OF the Crow gymnasium for that
purpose. The Crow Indians, al
ways alert to further. the interests
and well-being of their tribe, are
considering the various aspects of
visual education, recreation and
amusement thru the operation of
a sound projection machine. En-
tertatnment and recreation of this
type Is already operating at sew
eraf other reservations in Mon
tana;g The Indians at Rocky Boys
reservation have purchased such
equipment on a self, amortization
plan. So satisfactory has the or
Grafton Of this project been, that
the equipment has already paid
for itself: Few reservations have
as fine a building tor. such a prof.
ect as is found at Grow Agency
in the accommodations of the
Grow gymnasium.
ECW is contemplating a cricket
control project. Plans are under
way to handle cricket work at an
early date if federal funds are
available for that purpose. Resi-
dents from several quarters of the
reservation reported cricket hatch
1fgs during the warm weather
which preceded the: recent cold
snap. Evidently the eggs are
ready for an early hatch. Crickets
now commonly assumed to have
been first encountered by the
Sore Gums a