Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-12-19
Administrative Committee Will
Work Under Glacier County
Preparedness Commission
OUESTIONNAIRES BEING
SIGNED BY VOLUNTEERS

Initial steps toward a unified
! front on behalf of any emergency
that might grow out of t h
World War in which Browning
and Blackfeet Indian Reservation
would have a stake in the event.
ualities were taken at mass
meeting of citizens in the Mason
ic Hall Las st Saturday evening,
the highlight of the event being
the appointment of committee
/ of Is to serve as an administra-
tive board of a so-called Civilian
Defense Volunteer set-up.
The local body as with that or
ganized also in Cut Bank last
week will be under the direction
! of the Glacier County Prepared
ness and Advisory Commission.
whose members include S. I.
Scotland of Browning and Horace
Judson and Mrs. Allison of Cut
Bank. The county commission
is an arm of the Montana Pre-.
paredness and Advisory Commits
sion, whose members were ap-
pointed by Governor Ford las
summer.
Saturday evenings Getting
was hastily arranged that day,
though despite hurriedness there
was an attendance of LOG persons,
representative of all walks of life
in Browning and neighboring
communities.
| The meeting was in charge of
P. G. Anspach and continued
from 7:30 to 9. with Supt. Roy
Nash, Mr.. Barrett, Percy Nash,
Rev. Allen c. WilcaX. Mayor Ed
McDougall. DR.. H. F. Schrader,
Supt. X. w. Bergan, W. R. Nc
Donald giving brief talks in
which was outlined varied ways
for local contribution for national
defense. Supt. Nash, who earl
Ter in the week had returned from
Washington. d. G.. gave an in
teresting picture of the abrupt
transition of the capital city from
a state o f peace to wartime.
When he several dogs earlier en-
tered the capital. he said, it was
the characteristic busy Washing
ton. Returning from a sojourn
in the West Virginia hills sever
al days later it was a delirium of
activity.
1t was a striking sight. he said,
to see giant hoists putting anti
aircraft guns upon the Lincoln
Memorial. While he did o
anticipate an invasion of Brown
ing. he said, he felt that the com
munity should not be caught
mapping and that in the light of
the fact that one of the nation s
great railroads extended through
the community, precaution should
be taken against any possibility
of sabotage.
Percy Nash. acting adiutant OF
the Indian Reservation post,
American Legion. explained that
the Legion, out of its long tradi,
ton on national defense activi,
ties. was ready to extend mutual
help to the cause Of civilian de.
tense. The Legion. he said, does
not wish to be dictatoriaI, yet at
the same time it realized i $
obligation in assumption Of loca
defense duties.
Dr.. Schrader stressed the i'm,
portance of being able to meet
First Aid needs, being somewhs,
critical of people whose enthu
siasm does not endure. Coco
First Aid practice requires con
slant effort. he said.
W. K. Mcdonald outlined {
plan which would provide specia
squads, which would be detailed
| to function for the maximum OF
, efficiency.
Mr.. Barrett, employed in the
, CCCID, listed equipment tina,
was available in an emergency
(Supt. Nash n his talk made
later stressed that any govern
ment equipment in his custody
would be available without the