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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-21
Bridge Shower Honoring
Mrs. 0evoe SWank Given

Mrs. Harold Hanneman de-
lightfulllv entertained at bridge
shower in honor of Mrs. DeVoe
Swank Wednesday evening.
Three tables were in play, with
high score going to Mrs. Wilmar
E. Burnison and second high to
Mrs. Clayton Potter.
With the nursery motif used
throughout and with room and
table decorations most appealing,
the setting enhanced the occa-
sion.
Tine honor guest was recipient
of many beautiful gifts.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-21
Blackeet Voters Express Emphatic Approval of
Old Council At Biennial Tribal Election TUESDAY,
Aged Mother Of A. C.
Adams Dies At Poison

Taken i'll while visiting u
daughter, Mrs. George Kelly at
Poison, Mrs. Margaret E. Adams.
70, mother of A. C. Adams,
Browning merchant. died at the
Poison Hospital early Wednesday
morning.
Mrs. Adams had spent consid-
cradle of her lifetime since 1918
in Montana. Her husband died
six years ago. In recent years
she had lived in Browning. The
son had made several trips to
Poison to be at her bedside in her
last illness.
Mrs. Adams was a native of
Utah. being born at Kaysville.
She was a member Of the Church
of Jesus Christ, of the Latter
Day Saints (Mormon).
Besides the son and daughter
mentioned, she is survived BY
several daughters residing in
Canada, California and Washing
ton.
Funeral and interment will be
in Kaysvile, the body to be fog
warded there from Poison.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-21
Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. COIlette
Entertained By Friends

Friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. M. E
Collette entertained them at a
pot luck supper at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Smell last
Friday evening, the event being
occasioned by their departure for
Choteau. where MIR. Collette has
been transferred to have charge
of the Monarch Lumber Company
branch.
The evening was devoted to
bridge and a handkerchief show
er, the event attesting the fine
regard entertained by Browning
people towards the Collette fami-
ly.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-21
Browning Merchants Attend
Billings Annual Mart

Robert Starr, J. l.. Sherburne,
Eugene Schneider. 7. E. SERVER
and Richard Taught were in Bill.
ings this week to attend the ar
nual Billings mart and placed or
ders for stock. which they are
hopeful of being available this
year.
Three hundred line of merchan-
disc we're shown, with prospects
OF a slight increase in some of
the lines possible f or delivery
over last year.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-21
Brown andKennerly in Browning
District Have Outstanding Leads;
referendum Favored by Big Vote

: Commanding leads Of incum-
bent candidates at the Blackfeet
Tribal Council election Tuesday
proved to be indicative that the
majority # the voters of the
Blackfeet Reservation had conf
dence in the old council.
Especially was this true in
Browning district in the heavy
vote accorded Joe Brown and Leo
Kennerly.
On the basis of the unofficial
count made following the close
of the polls in the various dis
tricts, the following will be the
members of the new council:
Browning district-J W.
Brown, Leo M. Kennerly, George
Pambrun and J. j. Galbreath.
Seville district-Brian Conn
oily, Charles Higgins and Thomas
Cobell.
Heart Butte Ironpipe,
VIM. Buffalohide and Archie St.
Goddard. ----
Old Agency-Richard Grant,
Sr.. VIM. Guardipee and W m.
Spanish.
Joe Mcknight, member of the
old council and representing
Browning district. did not run at
Tuesdays election.
Matt Lytle, Sr. of the Heart
Butte district and Henry Little
Dog of the Old Agency district,
both members of the old council.
were defeated for rejection at
Tuesdays election.
The Tribal Council will meet
tomorrow morning as board to
officially canvas the returns. 1t
ls not believed that a recheck
will change the results as an
nounced through the unofficial
count, unless there should be dis
crepancies in contests between
the various candidates in the Old
Agency district. where here
were nip and tuck tussles.
Approximately 1900 resident
ballots were casts n the four
districts. An additional 300 were
cast by absentees. Probably
little more than half of the alb
sentee ballots were returned to
figure in the count.
Unless some voters did not
know the difference between FOR
and AGAINST. the count on the
referendum for approval of Tri-
bal Council appropriation of $3.50
as burial insurance of each Black
feet deceased. it would seem that
every voter favored the issue.
The unofficial count proved it
went over overwhelmingly.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-21
Browning Girl Bride
At Great Falls Event

Miss B e tty Lou Courtney.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Courtney of Browning. and I'd
1t. Gaylord w. (BiID Musselman
Jr.. son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Musselman, of Great Falls, were
married Tuesday night. Jan. III
at the F irsc Congregational
church. The Rev. DR.. Paul w.
Dierberger read the double ring
service.
Attendants were Mrs. Mary
Gayheart, lnatron of honor. Miss
Jean Baque and Miss Wanda
Stark, bridesmaids, and the BRIDE
groom's brother, Jim. Ushers
we're Capt. H. Marshall, Capt.
M. Guthrie. Capt. j. Starkie, 1t.
r. Selle, 1t. G. Watrous. 1t. R.
1Isley. 1t. H. Wilson. Lit. F.
Lambe, 1t. j. Springer and 1t.
R. Overton.
The bride. given in marriage
by her father, wore white satin
gown fashioned with long sleeves,
lace yoke with seed pearl trim
and long sleeves extending in
points over The wrists. Her FIN
gertip veil was attached to a
crown of starched tuIle and seed
pearls. She carried a bouquet of
pink roses.
Mrs. Gayheart wore a deep
teal satin gown and carried a
bouquet of pink carnations. The
bridesmaids wore identical pink
dresses and carried white colon
ial bouquets.
A reception at the home of the
bridegrooms rents followed
the ceremony. Decorations were
in silver and white. Assisting
were Miss Carol Ho!tzberger,
Miss Beverly Briggs, Mrs.
George Dickinson, Mrs. E. C.
McAndrew and Mrs. Art Jardine.
I h e brides aunt, Mrs. Henry
Shaffroth, poured.
Mrs. Musselman attended Mon.
tana State college at Bozeman
and was a member of Tanan Of
Spur, sophomore woman's honor
ary. and Alpha Omicron Pi social
sorority. She is employed at the
Great Falls Army Air base.
Lieutenant Musseman w
graduated from Great Falls high
school in 1888 and from Montana
State college in 1913. He is a
member of Alpha Gamma Rho
fraternity. H e recently was
commissioned at Fort Benniny.
Ga. Following his leave. he will
report at Camp Shelby. Miss. His
bride will remain here. Great
Falls Tribune
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-21
tuberculosis Tests Given

Tuberculosis tests were given
in Brow niug public schools Wed.
ntsday to determine the heath
status of students.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-21
Raging Prairie Fire
In Wild Sweep Does
Damage To Ranches

A wild. raging prairie fire. in
the memory of older local Mon
tana pioneers one of the swiftest
and most sweeping they have
ever witnessed in the Great
Plainss AREA, burned over BIackfeet
Reservation ranch lands Wednes.
day morning for over six hours
and in the path of destruction
devoured thousands of tons of
hay as wellas destroying consider
ably of personal property.
Taking a somewhat zig-zag
course from its point of origin
near the Great Northern Ry. Co.
right-of-way at the viaduct, two
miles east of Browning, it swept
over approximately 80 square
miles, its spread being fastened
for several hours by the brisk
ness of a January wind.
The Browning fire department
and the Indian Agency forestry
and fire fighting departments
were first to respond when
alarms reached them shortly af-
ter 6. They in turn appealed for
aid from the Cut Bank fire de-
partment and others in the path
of property risk.
There was fear for time that
oil drilling plants of the Cut Bank
field might finally be swept away,
together with other losses. in
Guiding that to telephone. teie-
graph nd power transmission
lines.
For a time it was reported that
the sheep shearing plant of Roy
CIary near BIsckfoot had been
destroy However, thoug h
threatened, it managed to b e
spared. Another unfouned e.
port was that Swanson's dairy
plant was destroyed. 1t, too, es-
capped.
Thirty head of sheep of a 1900
head band, owned by VIM. Fitz-
patrick, were killed by Great
Northern passenger train No. q
when the band entered the right
of.way while being driven to a
place of safety from t h fire.
This was the only stock loss suf-
fered, although considerable of
harness and other ranch equip
ment in several barns h t
burned were DESTROYED.
Volunteer fire fighters Of
Brow wing, including 25 schoo
students, together with others OF
Cut Bank and elsewhere carried
on as to finally extinguish the
fire.
The combined effectiveness Of
fire fighting equipment of Brown
ing. Indian Agency and Cut
Bank, and privately owned equip
ment of other kinds, such {
buli-dozers d water tanks
gained control as to have the fire
out by noon.
A claim agent of the Grea
Northern Ry. Company to de
termine responsibility of train!
having started the fire and to af
ford the corporations coopera
ton wherever needed is SEIZED
uled to go over the scene Thu
week, it was understood.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-27
bowling Clears
Auditors Aides

Prosecutor Bowling reported TO
the county auditors today there
was no evidence Of criminal action
in charges that employees of the
collections department of the
board had collected overtime pay
which they did not earn.
The report grew out of an in
vestigation into allegations that
the secretary 10 the department
director had filed false overtime
slips on sin different occasions.
II was also charged that girl
employees IN the office were get
ting overtime for FIVE hours over
the b they normally worked each
week.
Bowling said the director had
allocated the duty of making out
time slips TO his secretary when 1t
rightfully should have been han
died by the assistant director.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-27
Forennen Asks
Intrd-P|dnt Talks

Frank Balcon1, a Murray Corp.
foreman. told a War Labor Board
panel today that he believed the
company and the Foreman's Asso-
citation Of America could sit down
together in most instances and
settle whatever grievances ex-
isted. He testified at a hearing
being held in the Federal Build
ing.
He said, under cross-examina-
ton by Victor Klein, company
attorney, that the chief complaint
of the foremen was on their in
ability TO settle differences with
the management. Balcom said
that an arbitrator could decide
issues on which no decision could
be reached.
Klein sought 10 show that the
Go was cooperating with the
F'AA in the latter's organizing at
-tpfr1rttS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-27
Joyce Murder
Story Denied

The defense began its case to-
day in the murder trial of Richard
Vincent. Z %, charged with the
death of 14-yesr-oId Joyce Raul
ston on a city dump in March
after Circuit Judge Friedman de-
MED a motion by Hugh Davidson,
Nineents attorney, for directed
not guilty verdict.
DavidSonS motion was based
on testimony of Edward Burell,
deputy sheriff, that Vincent was
not advised Of his constitutional
rights before he signed a confess
sion,
Davidson said he would show
that the confession was signed
under duress in that the youth
was kept in Jail from early Sun
dizzy Until Tuesday with only four
hours of sleep and only the
promise Of food"
He charged the boy told depu-
ties he had weak heart and was
told his heart would stop beating
altogether unless he told the
truth"
Yesterday, Mrs. Bertha Vincent.
As Richards mother testified
that her boy was always a good
boy" She said her children re-
ceived good religious training and
that Richard had gone through
only the seventh grade in school
because he was III and backward.
when DID You Last Buy a Bonds-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-27
Reading Put
In Hospital

Former Mayor Reading, now
serving a four-to-fve-year sem
tence in Jackson prison for ac-
cepting graft in connection with
gambling in Detroit, is confined to
the prison hospital since the most
recent OF a series Of heart attacks,
it was learned today.
Warden Jackson said that Read
ing would not be able TO work In
the future because of his precari-
Gus. health and that he probably
would be bedridden most Of the
time.
He was assigned only TO light
work upon his entrance 10 the
prison because of his weak heart
and obesity but has been unable
10 perform even these light tasks,
Jackson said.
HE has had several attacks
since he came here" the warden
explained, land the last one, IL
days ago, has kept him I'm bed.
His ankles are swollen and his -
general condition Is not good.
He will probably never be able
to work while he's here"
Jackson revealed that the for
mer mayors wife, his son, Clare.
and the latter's wife visited with
Reading yesterday afternoon in
the prison hospital.
W hen Did Nou Last Buy a Bondg--
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-27
2 Filters
Decorated

Two Michigan filters. one a De-
troiter, were revealed today TO
have been decorated for daring
in the bombing of the Kurile Is
lands
In dispatch from headquar-
tiers of Fleet Air Wing Four,
Alaska. United Press Correspond
ent Russell Annabel said the men
were John Vivian of Ann Arbor.
pilot of bomber who won the
Distinguished Service Cross, and
Henry Grabowski, Detroit, who
was awarded the Air Medal.
The two are members of the
Empire Express" squadron. so
named because of their regular
blasting of the Jap islands. Vivian
has just arrived in the Alaskan
theater and was decorated for
making the first daylight photo
graphic mission over the Kurils
bases.
Grabowski has served for
months in the area and is on his
way home with other members Of
the squadron for reassignment.
when Did You Last Buy q Bondf---
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-27
Wins Appeal,
Pays Red Cross

Ben T. Barr, 81. OF 5O57 Hol-
comb, won a traffic court appeal
today 10 avoid payment Of a S4
fine, but il cost him a dollar more
TO show his hearts in the right
place"
Barr. charged with running a
stop sign, was fined by Traffic
Referee Courtney Fitzsimons, but
appealed 10 Traffic Judge George
T. Murphy, who suspended sem
tence.
Ito shetF- yeH -hew much I
appreciate 1t, your honor" the
defendant aid. heres Ave
bucks for the Red Cross"
A bon d man for Leonard
Thomas. 2525 L. Grand Blvd. paid
the Red Cross S100 and $3.50 fine
when his client failed TO appear
Harry d. Robinson. also convicted
OF drunk driving, was fined $50
and ordered TO give $3.50 TO the
Red Cross.
Louis Francis 81, of 201OO
Bradford was given a 500 fine
for reckless driving.
-Wh.h Did You Last Buy . B0nds-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-27
Recruits Buy
$1,000 in Bonds

Navy mothers today sold over
$1,000 worth of war bonds 10 re-
cruits at the Navy Club, topping
their quota of $4,000 which they
reached in the Fourth War Loan
drive by $1,000.
Mrs. Violet kerNvin OF 1926
Lonyo road, the commander Of
the Navy Mothers said today that
they hope TO double the quota by
July L when the drive ends.
Heavy buyer of the day was
Shore Patrol Specialist lie Carl
T. Brooks. who bought 500
worth Of bonds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-27
Not Funny
Facetious Greeting Puts
It's Author in Jail

George Dawson, 81, was held
for investigation of handbook OPP
Grafton today although vice squad
detectives found nothing but two
betting slips in his apartment at
1923 Dumbarton after breaking
down the door.
He might have escaped arrest,
the detectives said, had he not
greeted them with the facetious
remark:
what kept yOu?"
The raid was made after police
noticed that Al Miller. operator
Of a delicatessan at 7720 w. Nc
Nichols, made constant phone
calls while they were in his place
and traced them TO Dawson $
apartment, they said
DaviSon's remark led them 10
the belief Dawson had been tipped
off they said. Miller was arrested
but released.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-27
County Sues
Schneider

Former County Auditor Ray
d. Schneider now in Jackson
prison Tor accepting graft, to-
day was named defendant in a
suit filed by Prosecutor Bowling
to recover an undetermined sum
representing brides, gratuities
and gifts
Named with Schneider were the
Standard Accident Insurance Co,
and the Travellers Indemnity Co,
which bonded Schneider while in
office for $4,000.
Wheo MA Nou 4 ast puv n Rouds
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-27
Awaits Sentence
In Shooting Of Girl

Jesse +. Bluhm. ~. of 1888
Clarkdale. pleaded guilty today
before Recorders Judge Cotter 10
a charge of assault with intent 10
murder Ruby Price, -. OF 1914
Campbell
lie admitted woundIng the girl
June ID after an argument as 10
who had taken her home the pre-
ViouS evening Bond for Bluhm
was set at $1,000 pending SEN
tence.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-27
City Pays Repairs
On an Upper Plate

The common council today ap-
proved payment OF $3.50 10 COM
penSate Martin Carstner, 500l
Anatole. for damage 10 his upper
plate. incurred when he was
knocked from a pole by a live
wire June /. He is a public light
ing commission employe.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-27
73,122 British Lost
In Italian Campaign

LONDON. June " tUP)-Brit-
iSh casualties IN Italy from the
initial landing until the fall of
Rome totale.d 73.l22 killed.
wounded and missing. Prime Min
i>ier Churchill announced IN Com
mons TODAY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-27
Plants Shy Schedule
Urued 10 Work on 18th

Enbroken production in all war
plants behind schedule was urged
today for July 4 in kilograms 10
manufacturers from military au-
thoriiies and The war Production
Board.
Carsten Tiedeman. Detroit re-
cional director of the WPB, urged
fun cooperation Of both manage
ment and labor in the holiday pro-
gram.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-27

During the Is months that Ma
rine Sgt Clifford l.. Apers, 90
wasn't dodging Jap bombs and
bullets in the south Pacific he
took time off TOR a great dream.
Saturday when he weds his
Eastern High School sweetheart,
Eleanor Baker, AZ the Bethany
Lutheran Church, that dream Is
coming true.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-27
Birmingham Soldier
Tells D-IDay Thrills

The part he played in helping
10 hold a beachhead until sea-
borne troops landed IS described
in a letter written IN captured
German foxhole by Pvt Irvine j.
Uncer Jr., 10 his wife, Mariana,
of SIS stanley, Birmingham.
Pvt. Unger, son of the head of
the pay roll division Of the city
controllers office. an ia former
Northrn High School football
PLAYER. revealed that he was a
member of the first paratroop
regiment 10 land IN France on
D-Day.
THE NDUP DEEPER
PVT. Unger began his dramat-
icallv written letter two days
after D-Day And finished IT day
later. remarking
II. just finished digging
little deeper.
Gerry Buckley and l share
the same hole" he wrote.
I'VE have fixed IL up like
hotel-with running water. l
had landed In a field and cut my
way-out of the harness and
crawled over a ditch half full
Of water and got down In IL.
II climbed over hedgerow
into an orchard and could make
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-27
Strike in Car Shops

JOHNSTOWN. Pa. June q
CUPl-A strike Of 200 workers
in the Franklin Car Shops Of
Bethlehem Steel Corp today
halted production of railway cars
destined for the European battle
fronts
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-27

Trial Bdres
'S|ush Fund
BY AL KAUFMAN
Times staff Correspondent

MASON, June 27-Defense at
|, torneys in the state legislative
graft conspiracy trial We're con-
fronted today with a surprise wit
ness and the testimony that pam
jcky finance companies organized
a slush fund 10 combat adverse
legislation in the 1889 legislative
session.
The witness was c. NJ. Clifford.
assistant manager of the Flint
Citizens Investment Co, kept UNI
der wraps by Special Prosecutor
Sfgler at the examination of the
% lawmakers and finance COM
pany defendants.
Clifford said that Michigan
finance companies discussed a
lobbying program in Lansing two
months before the 1889 session
but sprang into action when they
learned that the Hous h o d
Finance Corp. was preparing TO
spend $4,000 10 ease q small
loan bill through the Legisla-
ture."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-27
ON MONTHS LEAVE

NOM at-hI s-home, 1904
Parker, on a months leave.
Cliff was stationed al Bougain-
vile, Guadalcanal, Munda. Rem
dova. the Solomons and Is other
islands as an electrical engineer.
He was cited for volunteering
for the hazardous Job of disposing
of bombs and BOBBY traps"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-27
$50 CONTRIBUTION TOLD


There vas ne explanation et the
expense in that session.
Hancock said il would be a
hot session and very danger
Gus 10 cur interests II we did
not take effective measures"
Clifford said. $50 our company
contributed $50"
The witness said that Cooper
Hancock, Ernest Prev. finance
company official and confessed
bribe giver, and two others were
named by Cooper as a central
committee 10 represent the finance
companies.
After two demands for addi-
tional money, Clifford said, his
company Withdrew from the
group. He was prevented from
giving the reason BY defense at
torneys. They objected to an an
Swer unless he had expressed II
10 any Of the defendants.
-soldler, RuV War RoDds TOor--
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-27

Memorial Day.
But before Carol Ann is old
enough 10 go 10 school, she will
have learned that her father had
begun making plans for her fu-
ture right after he received that
hurriedly written letter in Eng
land. containing the news of her
impending arrival.
Sitting today in the front room
of her spick and span bungalow at
9949 PlainvieW. holding Carol
Ann tightly in her arms, the 80
yeaF-eld- ~idew OF s. Sgt. Alfred
James Mckay, read and reread
the last letter her husband had
written before he went TO his
death.
SENDING YOU $500
81 am sending YOU $500,
which ! have been saving for a
rainy day and il is my wish
that you buy bonds with IL for
Our baby Sgt. Mckay wrote.
There is no better invest
ment i'm this world today and
can think OF no better way Ia
help insure our baby's future"
Sgt. Mckay was killed not
many days after he forwarded the
money. A top turret gunner in a
Flying Fortress, he died when the
bomber crashed in England as II
was nearing its home base after
a bombing mission over Germany
Carol Ann came home with her
mother on D-Day. Awaiting them
were a package and an envelope.
The package contained the Purple
Heart medal awarded postum
mously TO Sgt. Mckay.
CITATION OF HONOR
The envelope contained a Cita-
ton of Honor, signed by Gen. Ar
mold. commanding general of the
L. s. Army Air Forces 1t read:
"He lived to hear his cOun-
try's arms. He died 10 save its
honor. He was soldier. And
he knew a soldiers duty. His
sacrifice will help to keep aglOw
the flaming torch that lights
our lives, that millions yet I'M
born may know the priceless
joy of liberty.
And we who pay him hOm-
age and revere his memory I'm
solemn pride rededicate our
selves To complete fulfillment
of the task for which he so gal
lsntly has placed his life upon
the altar of mans freedom"
Carol Ann cannot understand
the words when her mother reads
aloud the Citation of Honor over
and over again 10 her. Neither
does she recognize the three
sheets of thin paper which her
mother holds up for her to see.
But some day soon, she will
know that they are the bonds
which her father, whom she will
never see, was so anxious for her
10 have.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-27
Baby'S Soldier Dad
Left Bond HERITAGE

Carol Ann Mckay will her father He died in
Of his country