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Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-07-12
Man-Power For U. ).
Defense Program

Helena. July 2-Montana will
be called upon to supply its share
of manpower to prepare the
United states for defense, ac-
cording to John w. Nelson, d.
rector of the Montana State EN-
pioyment Service. Already steps
are being taken at Washington,
d. c., by the Bureau of Employ
ment Security to prepare the ma
tons system of 1900 public EN-.
ployment offices for the job that
has been assigned to it to recruit
labor for defense industries.
At recent conference at the
regional office of the bureau ia
Denver officials from Montana
were given details of the Job
ahead and of the plans taken to
prepare local offices to perform
this task efficiently. One of
these is the introduction on a ma
tlon-Wide scale of new diction-
airy of occupatlonal titles which
establishes the official name for
every conceivable job in public
and private employment. This
dictionary soon will be put into
use in all Montana employment
offices and throughout the nation.
Washington estimates there
will be one million men employed
In the armament and allied in
dustries of the defense program.
Public employment offices as of
April 30. had $4,000 persons
registered for jobs, indicating
that there is no labor shortage as
yet, either in the state or the ma
ton. But the armament indus
tries will require combing of
the nation for techniclans and
skilled workmen and the state
employment service already is
doing its part in locating qualified
men in Montana.
Our 43 employment offices
aid contact points are register
ing and classifying skilled work
ers and technicians as part of
duties y, Director Nelson said.
AS these men are called to
armament centers the employ
ment service will be prepared to
supply local industries and en-
ployers with competent help to
take their place in the home
field. Indications are that en-
ploymeut opportunities. particu.
larly in the skilled grades. viii!
increase as the program deIevops
and that jobs in subsidiary in
dustrles, such as mining. lumber
ing, smelling, etc, will become
available in proportion to in
creases in employment through
out the nation, "
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-07-12
Death of Ray. Douglas

Raymond T. Douglas 81, auditor
with the Indian division of the CCC
died June IS at the Columbus hos
pital at Great Falls. He was the son
of Mrs. Florence Douglas and work :
ed in the Indian Agency for years.
Raymond was a chap who had a
charming personality and was well
liked by his countless friends in this
city. His untimely passing will be
mourned by all who knew him. He
had been in i'll health for some
time.
Survivors are the widow, Mrs.
Edna Douglas of Billings; his moth
er, Mrs. Florence Douglas; six sis
tiers, Mrs. Henry Hudson Mrs. Jess
Hudson and Mrs. Vernon Friend Of
Everett. Wash. Mrs. Frank Thorn
ason of San Juan. Tex; Mrs. Jo-
seph Bond of Coram and Mrs. Bud
Becker OF kalispell; and two broth
ers, Ernest and Billie.
Burial was in the Browning Cath
olic cemetery and services from the
Little Catholic church with Rev.
Halligan officiating.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-07-12
Lewis and Chapman Awarded
Marias Fair R0deo Contract

The contract for the four day
Rodeo on the Marias Fair program,
August % to % was awarded to
Fred Lewis and Ira +. Chapman OF
Browning at Fair board meeting,
Monday. Due to lack of interest
in the steer decorating con
test las. year a complete change has
been made in the Rodeo program
Lewis and Cbipman will pick about
35 steers from herd of 700 for bull
logging purposes. These steers
were shipped from old Mexico to the
Blackfoot Reservation aud should
not be confp sed with domestic cat
tie often used in rodeos These
South of the Border steers have
long horns and are all colors of the
rainbow. They alone will be a
rare attraction for Marias Fair pat
rons. Wild range calves will be
used for roping and 20 head of
bucking horses will be furnished.
Without doubt this will be the
severest test of their skill the cow
bows will have this summer.
Ira Chapman needs 40 iutroduct-
ion as an arena director. He was
with the Buffalo Bill Wild West
Shows for several years and is real
sh owman himself.
Fred Lewis runs 1900 head Of cat
tie add several hundred head of
horses on his reservation ranch
north of Browning. This combinat.
ion assures the Marias Fair of one
of the best Rodeos in Montana.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-07-12
North Montana State Fair

More people attended the Norti,
Montana Fair in Great Fall last
year than any other sunday paw
fair in the entire United states add
Canada. These figures are Contain
ed IN the report Of the annual survey
OF the International Association
of Fairs and Expo-itions.
This same official report for the
Organization, gave the Great Falls.
Montana, show the following rank.
ing among all other x-day exhibit
ions in Canada and the United
states that charge admission:
Grandstand afternoon receipts, filth
percentage OF increase of afternoon
grandstand receipts over 1888, first:
night grardstand receipts, eighth:
percentage of increase of night
Rrandstand receipts over 1895.
tenth; amount of premium money
paid to exhibitors. thirteenth; and
advertising and publicity expense,
twenty first.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-07-12
Here's That Man Again
1.-The Circus

Here's that man again-The
Circus unfolding its amusements
beneath the largest spread of
canvas ever shot skyward, the
circus will arrive in Browning,
July % on Tuesday morning, be-
fore rosy-fngered dawn has tint
ed the morning landscape. The
birds and beasts will be there
The clowns, aerialist. eight per
forming elephants. 3 babies, pre-
scented by Capt. McDonold, the
bee-you.tifull horses and the bee
you-tifuler riders. and more and
more everything than was ever
before assembled and labeled a
circus will be on view. Bud An
derson's Circus and Jungle Oddi-
ties will arrive in Browning
around 4 80 a. m, and will be
taken directly to the circus
grounds for unloading. There
will be two performances at 2
and 8 p. M. with doors opening
at l and 7 pm. There will be
many senatorial new acts and
most of the old favorites includ-
ing Miss Anderson. renowned
horsewoman, the Great Correll
Family of head balancers, the
Henry Trio. Ariel, Echo Yoshoda
Troop. The Great Arthur Upside
down Walk. Bud Anderson will
appear daily, in person, with his
81, 500 silver mounted saddle and
his Arabian stations, 'Shiek and
Pal.' Bud Anderson's famous
baby elephants, who stand just
three feet high. only ones On any
circus, wire walkers. tumblers,
troupes of bareback riders, ira
peze performers, who flirt with
the grim reaper. and others who,
likewise, defy death and gravity.
There goes that man again-and
who is to restrain adjectives
when the circus is coming to
town?
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-07-12
Management Takes
Eegen Hotel and Cafe

and Mrs. Oliver E. Harker
recently purchased the
Hotel and Cafe took over
lsiness last week. They are
erly of Billings. Montana,
residents of that city since
Harker was formerly the
west district representative
Liquid Carbonic Corpora
Chicago. Illinois for a per-
II years covering a terri.
OnslstiDg of the entire State
ontana. Western half of
and South Dakota. North
Wyoming and Northern
Has made the town of
ping in his regular itine.
md watched Browning grow
present size and can vision
b greater city for Browning
future. MIR. Harker is a
essive, in favor of all civic
vements for the benefit of
Pss to the city. He expects
tinue the policy of the Ye-
ln handling the patronage
guests He has been &C.
10 Veterans organizations
one of the organizers of
st American Legion Posts
pntana-Billipgs in 1919.
Fganized 10 post of the Vet
Of Foreign Wars in the
being Past Department
Etor of Montana V.F.W. and
Aide.de Camp to the Com
Fr in chief James E. Van
of the VIEW. of the
States. Is a member of
PIC Lodge no lib of Billings
pe al Bedoo Shrine of Bill
B.P.O.E. 1894 of Billings.
Flng over the Yegen hotel
hd Mrs. Harker will make
effort to keep up and i'm
the standards of the pre-
etup and solicit suggestions
their guests for such i'm
n,nts as can reasonably be
plshed. Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
I've two children. Oliver E,
er Dr., and Robert T. Har-
HON will reside with them
gen hotel and who are all
q to make Browning their
home.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-07-12
Local Flying Enthusiasts Organize Club

share to some other interested per-
son. Johnnie Lynch, a pilot from
Shelby, has agreed to Instruct the
members to fly. Anyone who was
unable to attend the meeting and is
interested in flying should get in
touch with Mr.. Hanneman or Mr..
Baker and they will be glad to in
form you of the details.
This is a very worthwhile project
and would certainly be an asset to
Browning.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-07-12

The proposed Browning Flying
Club met last Tuesday evening at
the Yegen Club Room to discuss
plans for flying club 10 Browning.
Mr.. Baker made a very generous Of
fer to sell his plane quite reasonable
to the club. The flying instructions
would cost each member 1928. 90 and
5000 which would apply on the
purchase of the plane. The men,
Der paying the amounts would have
an equity in the ship and when he
wanted to leave he could sell his
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-07-12
n Running Wolf Dies
Result Of Beating

ron Big Beaver, fullblool In.
is in the Blackfeet agency
ere for investigation in connec.
With the death Of Mary Run
Wolf, also a fullblood. 1t is
lied that the woman, also
q as Mrs. Homer Running
was bea,en and kicked Will.
dance celebration was being
near Heart Butte during the
of July holidays, Mrs. Run
Wolf was a widow and leaves
email children.
koroner's inquest was Cancelled
request of Roy F. Allan. as
u L, S. district attorney, who
hat as the case involves wards
federal government it was not
e matter. Allan, V. d. Gar
PBl agent from Great Falls,
Talter McGee, Indian bureau
officer, investigated.
Jas said that Big Beaver will
en- to Great Falls and placed
county Jail awaiting further
by the government. Officers
bot disclosed details of the wo-
death. Mrs, Running Wolf
Jig Beaver were about SO years
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-07-12

Leases on three of the tracts sold
recently for tribal oil and gas have
already been approved by the Score.
tary of The Interior and drilling
operations will likely start shortly
on the tracts.
1t is expected that other appro.
walls will come soon. The three ap
prevails are to Dakota Montana Oil
Company, Inc, en- the w NW4 16
1856; A. B. Cobb d Company CO,
vering the 81 NWf 1882 5 and A.
R. Pardue for lot 5 Of ~ and lot 6
of 20 1875.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-07-12
zee to Blackfeet


'rowning. Mont, July 10. '4O
Indians Of
fkteet Reservation:
Fcle Seven of Section Three of
sckteet Constitution provides
Blackfeet iards shall not lie
10 a non member if a mem.
the tribe or an Indian Co op
2 Association is able and will
p use the land and to pay a
Fable fee for such use. The
ieet Tribal Council expects
70 offer certain lands for oil
Eas lease to the public. The
II in townships SO and 81
range 7 west of the Mon
eridiap, Montana.
b will be considered from
feet Indians or co-operatives
ga until noon July 20, 1910
|escriptions of the land call at
lackfeet Agency or the Tribal
LEVI J. BURD,
Chairman Blackfeet
Tribal Council,
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-07-12
Tobacco Planting Rites Held

Tobacco Planting Rites was
held at St. Mary g on July 4th by
John Grounds, Little Bull, Home
Gun and Jim Stingy. They en-.
tertained Henry Eliason, Guest
of honor, and fifty guests during
the Ceremony at a Barbecue,
which consisted of meat. bun,
bread. and coffee. Hugh Black
furnished the meat for the Bar
beque. After the meal Henry
Eliason and James Mischief rem.
dered few western songs which
were quite appropriate and we'll
received by the audience. John
Grounds was in charge of the
ceremonies which were very plea.
ing to their guests.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-07-12
Browning News


this week. He is on his way to
the Democratic National Conven.
ton at Chicago which he will at
tend as Montana Delegate.
Miss Catherine Nutterville of
Butte and her mother spent the
weekend at the Douglas Gold
home. Miss Nutterville is q
Democratic candidate for State
Superintendent of Schools.
Superintendent and Mrs. X. W.
Bergan have undertaken some
extensive improvements to their
home next to the bank building.
A completely renewed kitchen
has been completed and an add
itional bedroom is included in the
plan.
Mrs Row Hagerty of Babb was
injured while participating in
one of the events at the Kaliscell
Rodeo. She was taken to the
Kalispell General Hospital where
it was found that she is suffering
from fractured hip.
Many Browning residents were
visitors in kalispell to attend the
rodeo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Luxa, Jr.,
of Troy, Montana visited last
week at the home of MIR. and
Mrs. Geo. Luxa. This is the
first time the Luxa Bros. visited
for ten years. and naturally it
was a very happy reunion.
Lawrence Schaffer and Amelia
Walters of the Gamble Stores in
Chester and Lincoln D. Billie.
deaux were visitors in KaIispell
during the 4th of July celebra-
ton.
Mr.. Lars Halseth, father of
Lorraine and Norman HaIseth left
Monday evening on the Empire
Build r for Minneapolis to visit
relatives Lorraine going as far as
Shelby with him. He will be
away for the remainder of the
summer and possibly the winter.
Building on the new Masonic
Temple is progressing rapidly
now, and the new edifice is ex.
pected to be ready within the
next 80 days.
This weekend the specials at
the Browning Bakery will be
doughnuts. There will be cake
jelly, nut and every kind of these
special delicacies. Don't fail to
get these at the Browning b.
kerry this weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard V. Pehr-
son and DR.. Eleanor Hill of Min.
neapolis were guests at the
home of the Frank Sherburnes
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Shannon
and family, who have been resi-.
dents of Browning for many
years. are preparing to move to
Missoula in the near future,
where Mr.. Shannon has purchas.
ed home. store. service station.
and cabins. Final plans have
not been decided upon yet, but
next weeks issue will give the
full news.
Jas. w. Cross and family re.
turned Sunday from a trip into
Canada where they toured the
Banff. Lake Louise, Waterton.
Kootenay and Jasper has recent
ly been opened and tourists are
enjoying the scenery including
the icefelds.
Clifford D. Coover. Secretary
Manager of Marias Fair. was a
business caller in Browning.
Little Barbara Ann Dodd was
taken to the Conrad hospital
Monday where she had her tom
sils removed. Grandpa Tellifero
brought her home Tuesday.
W. R. Hogsed of Turner,
Oregon, visited in for a few days.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-07-12

Charles Mcdowell went to
Great Falls the early part of the
week to the Deconess hospital
where he had a steel splinter re-
moved from his eye. He return
ed home Tuesday.
Evening star., 1940-11-10

pany paid 1893 for them.
But Chris Steenstrup knows better than
anyone else that the value of the system cam
not be measured in dollars paid out. 1T
represents real human progress" he says. 1T
discovers men. 1t reveals talents. 1t embOdies
the great democratic idea of chance for
everybody. In its results it benefits not only
the General Electric Company and the men
and women involved; it benefits the public
the world"
Steenstrup's mechanical inventive genius
made possible the tremendous growth of a
new industry, the home refrigerator, which
meant thousands of jobs ALL through the
depression of the 1905 1t was his vision, too,
that applied the hydrogen brazing process to
manufacturing - the process used today to
make the hundreds of miles of tubing that are
the life lines of automobiles and airplanes.
With ll2 patents, he is one of the countrys
greatest inventors He is honOred as one of
the modern pioneers" of American industry,
and is recognized especially for his inventions
in electrical refrigeration, which made possible
a $3.50, ,OOO, 600 annual business
But greater than any of these accomplish
ments is the fight he made which gave the
world the ideas of thousands of other men and
women, and gave to these men and women the
respect of their individual Importance.
And now let me tell you one of the many
results of Steenstrups fight. Let me tell you
about Polish girl Who because Streenstrp |
CONTINUED on pose ~ 4
Evening star., 1940-11-10

YOT so many years ago man IN overalls
was walking through factory of the
q u General Electric Company in Schenec-
tady. New York, when he saw something that
depressed him. The great machines were
pounding and chugging and roaring men
stood patiently feeding them meals of steel
and iron and copper. The man in overals
passed from one machine to another and there
the sinister thing was, wherever he went:
many Of the men tending the machines had
missing fingers and thumbs. Now that he had
noticed it, he saw confirming evidence on
every side. Fingerless men.
The mans name was Christian Steenstrup
He had been born in Denmark. Spoke English
thickly.
He started home. The haunting memory of
the missing fingers walked with him. When he
went to bed that night, he dreamed of them.
The next day when he was back at work,
he did not 60 out to lunch when the other
workmen did. Instead he walked through the
shop studying the machines. A dim idea was
beginning to form in his mind. Something
should be done. But what could he, man in
overalls, do? 1t was something for the bosses
to look after. On the other hand, he also had
the idea that every person is cornerstone in
something bigger than himself and that he
should try to hold up some of the weight.
That second night when he went home, he
hurried through his supper and got out some
paper and pencils and began to make marks
on the paper. Puzzled guessing marks, at
Evening star., 1940-11-10

tion was important not only in his own
department. but that it could be used widely
throughout the factory
The thing that had troubled Chris about
job; he had enough confidence in his ability
as mechanic to believe that he could always
find work. He was far more concerned because
he knew that literally thousands of workers
Evening star., 1940-11-10
steenstrups boss fired him the first time he with
idea. But Steensup persisted and since then his
paid employees
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first. Then, after a time, firm marks that got
somewhere and meant something
Night after night. when the supper dishes
we're cleared off, his dining table became a
drawing board. As he approached the end of
his work, his excitement mounted. He had
something, Something no one else in this
world had ever had An automatic feeder that
not only would save mems fingers but would
increase production as we'll
When the sketches were completed, he took
them to his foreman, who looked at them as
if they had fever germs and said that the
company had highly paid engineers to work
out the inventions that we're necessary.
Evening star., 1940-11-10

uCts and greater safety
and pleasanter working
conditions in the fac1
tories and offices. |
Since Chris Steenstrup
became chairman Of
the suggestions com.
mittee, more than
300, 900 suggestions
have been received, OF
these, IS, 600 twenty-
five per cent - have
been put into practice.
and the company has
paid out we'll over
81, 100000 in extra CASH
to employees - an ac-
curate barometer of
the practical value of
the ideas to the conf
pany.
The trend in ideas to-
dayisupward. Last year.
26,@l suggestions were
received, lO.l2l were
adopted, and the COM
Evening star., 1940-11-10
He Couldn't Be Downed

SHRIS STEENSTRUP was punCtured. But not
his belief in his drawings. He still believed so
strongly in them that he couldn't keep quiet
about his idea. Men were still straining over
those machines, still losing fingers.
One day the foreman was out sick, and an
other foreman, who had heard of Steenstrup's
idea, asked him to build an automatic feeder.
Over the week end Chris built one from his
rough sketches.
The device did all that Chris promised. 1t
increased production, saved materials, saved
workmen's fingers. And when the regular
foreman returned he fired Chris.
Fortunately the factory manager heard
about the incident in time to call Steenstrup
back and rescind the foreman's order and
Chris was able to demonstrate that his inven-
Evening star., 1940-11-10

like himself we're stymied by this jealous
misapprehension of their ''supers."
And so it was that Chris Steenstrup - who
had won his own battle, who had got his in
vention accepted and had got his job back -
did not stop there, as most men would have
He went on fighting - for the other workers
who might have ideas and not be able to get
hearing for them
Back in his job he convinced his factory
manager that there should be some neutral
channel through which workmen could express
their ideas and be rewarded - both in cash
and in recognition of talents by promotion or
transfer to a field where there was greater
opportunity to exercise their talents. This
idea gave his company one of the first plans
in the country for encouraging workers to
think and paying them for their ideas
System Gets q Boost
In ROUGH outline the General Electric sug-
gestions system for employees got its start
then. In 1919, Steenstrup himself became
chairman of the suggestions committee and
pumped life into it, He appointed permanent
to the full time job of investigating ideas.
Then he plunged into the hardest part of his
task - the job of changing the attitude of
foremen to suggestions from the men under
them. 1t was natural for foreman to feel
that it was reflection on him if one of his
workmen could suggest an improvement that
the foreman himself had overlooked.
Chris brought about a reversal of that
attitude - it was dinned into the minds of
foremen and supervisors that there was some
thing wrong with any department in which
the workers did not make suggestions.
From the collective mind of $4,000 en-
ployees there comes today steady outpour
ing of new ideas. ideas that bring cash awards
to the employees, savings in production costs,
lower prices to the consumer. improved prod
opl f,t,,i
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