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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-06-06
Arthur J. Croft
Meets Tragic
Death Monday

Arthur J. Croft, 81, lifetime
resident of Glacier County, was
fatally injured at the Sam Bird
ranch, four miles west of Cut
Bank at approximately 6 p. m.
Monday, when he was crushed
beneath a tractractor he had
been operating during the day.
The tragedy occurred, accord
ing to Mrs. Johnson Croft, a
neighbor with whom he was to
have had supper, when he at
tempted to shut off the engine.
Mrs. Croft stood near a barn,
toward which the machine was
headed. He planned to stop it
at point 40 or so feet from the
barn. Believing that he had
turned off the switch, he jumped
off, according to Mrs. Croft.
Suddenly, in 4th gear, it start
ed up again, with Croft rushing
to stop it. In the excitement
Mrs. Croft, the only witness,
was unable to recall details of
how the tragedy progressed.
There are indications, on the
basis of County Coroner Beck's
investigation, that Croft in his
hurriedness accidently tumbled
forward as to engage the revolv-
ing track. Fatal injuries result
ed as the machine passed over
his body. Portions of his spine
were crushed and the right leg
near-mangled.
The machine came to a stop
when it hit the barn, with Croft
beneath it and in conscious
state, yelling in agony for relief.
Half an hour later rescuers
were at the scene and extricated
the body, Croft succumbing a
short while later.
Deceased was born at Black
foot October II, 1896 and attend
ed Browning schools. Through
the years he followed agriculture
and related lines.
He was a son of the late R. J..
Croft, one this sections early
pioneers and the first member of
the Blackfeet tribe to be elected
sheriff of Glacier County.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Little Flower Church
Tuesday at II a. M, with the
Rev. FIR. George Corner officiat-
ing. Arrangements were in
charge of the Beck Funeral
Home. Burial was in the Brown.
ing Catholic Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Sidn y
Brown, Francis Billedeaux, Chas.
Bird, Oscar Bird, Jess Romss
and Tom Cobell.
Surviving relatives include his
mo h e r, Mrs. Maggie Croft
three sons, Harold, Richard anc
Benjamin; sister, Mrs. Eve
Brown, and five grandchildren.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-06-06
4-H Club Rodeo
Set For June IS
Gilbert Morgan, Club Reporter

Gilbert Morgan, Club Reporter
Plans are we'll under way for
All Club Rodeo to be held at the
Old Agency corrals June Is,
starting at loo O'Clock. Jackpot
bronc riding and calf roping,
open to all amateurs, will be two
of the leading events. Arrange
ments are also being made for
horse races and a number of other
rodeo contests.
Refreshments will be sold on
the grounds, with the proceeds
going into the All Club treasury,
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-06-06
Browning Girl Graduate
OF Minnesota School

Miss Klaura Pugh, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Pugh of
Browning, was graduated from
Saint Mary's School of Nursing
at Rochester, Minnesota June 2,
according to the institutions an
nouncement.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-06-06

Mr.. and Mrs. John Grounds
attended the reject Queen Vic
toria birthday celebration in AL
berta and joined the Medicine
Tobacco P | a n t Society of the
Canadian Blackfeet group. The
event was a enjoyable festive
affair.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-06-06
Son Born To Mr.. And Mrs. Frederic
C. Sherburne At Cut Bank Hospital

A son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederic C. Sherburne at
the Cut Bank Hospital early yes
terday morning. Thus a new
generation of the Sherburne FAM
lily and J. l.. a grandfather for
the first time.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-06-06
Black fleet 10 81. Marys

The families of Chief E G | e
Calf and Paul Home Gun will
pitch their tepees at St. Marys
this season to entertain tourists.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-06-06

Dan Hagerty of Poison, for
mer Browning resident, was here
on Memorial Day.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-06-06

G. G. Putt, Bill and Gladys
spent the Memorial holidays. in
Spokane.
Evening star., 1947-04-22

crat, 1ydings Of MARYLAND, serve
also on appropriation and labor
which are developing absolute must
legislation. The merger rates well.
Evening star., 1947-04-22

not ret the bin. It went TO expen-
ditures. Here II. has : powerful
friend TO rely On Ia Representative
Wadsworth Of New York, d Repub-
lican conservative extremely infiu-
ential with his colleagues.
WadsWorth Slated fer Pest.
II Is being reported on the Hill
that WaidSworth win Be named head
OF the new three-armed Depart
ment Of Defense by President Tru-
man II the bill Is enacted which
should not damage its chances any.
It would be In one sense q logical
appointment: The present Secre-
tary Of War, Judge Patterson, Is q
Republican: the present Secretary
Of the Navy. Mr.. Forrestal. Is from
the same high orthodox financial
and business level as Mr.. Wadsworth.
Evening star., 1947-04-22
by THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

g. For how long a period are the
contracts Of baseball players usually
made?-W. M. o.
A. Player contracts are usually for
one year, but the player Is under
reserve for the following year, and
Is not free to sign with another
club unless transferred to, 1t or given
his outright release.
@. What is the proper tip for 4
pullman porter after an over might
trip bH train?-S. L.
A. Fifty cents Is considered the
minimum tip for q porter. II he
performed extra duties such as poll
ishing shoes, ETC., the tip should be
one dollar.
@. When and where was the first
battle fought on what Is now United
States soil?-R. II.
A. The attack on Acoma, New
Mexico, In 1898 is 10 considered by
some historians. Acoma was discov.
cred In 1910 and In 1898 was cap
tured and subdued by the soldiers Of
Don Juan de Onate, after q desper-
ate fight.
Q. Was Edward Lear's Book of
Nonsense" written for Z special per-
son7-H. H. D.
A. Lear wrote the first Book OF
Nonsense" for the child Edward,
who afterwards became the fifteenth
Earl Of Stanley.
@. What h the usual practice In
business in giving employees vaca-
tions with pay7 How soon after
employment are they entitled to
such q vacation ?-T. r. NICE.
A. Policies differ, Of course, but
studies by the National Industrial
Conference Board show that the
most common practice In business
and industry in the past few years
has been to give one weeks vacation
with pay after one years service,
and two weeks after 1ive years SER
vice. "a
~. was OElegB Feer Gynt
composed for the piano?
LJ. l.. ''s7 s.'--' q .''',s.''' ~iLS! -
A. The Peer Gynt" music orisi-
mally was written Is incidental
music for two pianofortes. It was
composed for Ibsen's drama, Peer
Gynt.", Later Grieg arranged it in
two concert suites.
Q. What Is the composition Of
protein?-V. M. =. Il
A. The term protein" does not sig
nifty an individual compound. There
are innumerable proteins differing
from one another chemically and
physically. They may have identi-
cally the same percentages Of car
bon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and
sulphur and still have very different
properties.
Evening star., 1947-04-22

western Republicans demand that
the present and historic practice re-
main unchanged This requires only
repayment Of the principal. without
Evening star., 1947-04-22

cord with Gen. Dsris FisSssn.
Eisenhower that In order to help
force action he has refused to deal
with any other service bin until the
merger decision was reached. One
exception: The nurses bill which
was stamped emergency.
Tvs Senators Seen Hostile.
Committee soundinss indicate that
only tvo-Senators Bridges and
Robertson, both Republicans :. are
actively hostile to the proposed COM
promise. Mr.. Bridges has been say
ing privately it could wait another
year.
The House leadership frankly does
not want to handle the bill in con-
trast to the smooth sailing forecast
in the Senate. House leaders don't
object to the merger 50 much rs
they detest any issue tainted with
controversy. They don't want to
cloud their united 'front.', above all,
they don't want to risk delay to their
plans to cut and run by mid-July.
Proponents Of the merger hear,
however, that veteran and reserve
groups have applied pressure in
tender spots and that action within
week or two is possible. To its
great annoyance the Armed Serv-
ices Committee Of the House did
Evening star., 1947-04-22

NTH Of our national capacity. They
are not worried, apparently, by the
profits Of the private util-
ities, Notwithstanding that. these
profits, according to the Edison In
stitute, rose to $ssS. .0oo.o 900 in 1915
or 20 per cent above those Of 1945.
The division Just wants TO see the
country'sA need for power met. It
asks that the private utility lobby
lists, one Of the strongest groups
In washington, concentrate on that
problem and stop trying to needle
Congress Into changing the Federal
policy that has made possible the
great power Developments In the
West.
Evening star., 1947-04-22

ern voters out Of the Republican
Party. Il could mean the defeat Of
the party In 1913, they assert.
Firures Are Remarkable.
Best witness to date for the West
ern viewpoint has been Secretary Of
. the interior ]. A. Krug. He brought
to the House Public Lands Commit
tee some rather remarkable figures
to show that the Western States and
some Southern States have always
come nearer paying for Federal
benefits than have the Eastern
States. For example: Since 1894
the Federal Government has spent
more than $500. .0o0. 900 on water
conservation and control projects. OF
this amount, few Eastern States
have repaid or will repay any part.
New York, Illinois and Pennsylvania
have each received about $500, ,000,-
600. none Of IL repayable. In con-
trast, Wyoming and Utah are re-
paying every cent and other West
ern States the greater part OF the
money received.
In the light Of this situation, the
Secretary argued that 1t would be
unfair to require interest payments
by the Western StateG It would
also be unwise, he said, since 1t
would retard irrigation and power
development, when both are greatly
needed. -.
The heart Of the question is power
and In this connection the Power
Division Of the Interior Department
Is now releasing some startling facts.
They add up to one conclusion,
which, is that the United States
is faced with an actual power
shortage.
It seems that maintaining the
highest standard of living In the
world calls for q lot Of power. The
water that bathes the baby, fiushes
che toilet. sprinkles the lawn and
washes. the car is brought to you
by power. Then there is light and
heat, radios, vacuum cleaners, laun-
dry machines and refrigerators.
Every estime you plug in, you take 8
little Of the Nations total stream Of
power.
Certain big power projects, FORUM
ately, were under. way when the war
came upon us and others were start
ed during the war. Without these
our great production Of war mate
rials would have been impossible.
Demand Grows Steadily. ,as
But tire demand for power did
not diminish wilen the war ended.
It has steadily increased. Business
men and industrialists have. been
ordering power-consuming devices
and equipment Of all kinds. Rural
electrifcation has been spreading
into further fields. Americas power
plant Is already outgrown. In JAN
uary the combined national peak
OF power production was 90 per cent
Of the Nations total dependable
capacity; That meant a reserve OF
only Z per cent, which Is considered
wholly inadequate and unsafe,
Power Division officials are urg-
ing more and more power develop
ment, both private and public, say
ing We have not vet reached one
Evening star., 1947-04-22

cts. Am eQuauy "111-
sure that II were . worker for
the telephone tycoons, and had to
say "three-uh, two-uh, ni-yun. IN
stead Of three, two, nine" would
run benok, which is deadly conDi-
nation Of berserk and amok.
SO. no one can say ! am. taking
sides, or have any opinion on the
matter, when I make this fiat state
ment::
what this country needs Is good
tive-year telephone strike.
Let Well Enough Alone.
I get 10 mad when I read about
those washington conciliators try
ing to get the opposing factions to-
sether for q compromise that /
could almost chew nails. Let well
enough alone, darn It. Hands on.
Let us consider some Of the happy
angles Of this strike.
The country, as . whole. is saving
money. Who knows but what
Americans may save enough during
the strike to lend Russia the billion
dollars 1t is going to ask for any
day now. Telephone stockholders
are losing money and strikers are
losing money, but they represent 4
minor group Of Americans. For
every dollar they lose, We average
Americans are saving thousands.
But, more important than money
is health, and every day the tele-
phone strike goes on Americans are
adding years to their lives.
This country has an international
reputation for hustle. hustle, run,
scram, hop, skip. without letting up.
IT deserves 1t, too. But most Ameri-
cans don't chase breath1essly
through life from choice. They have
been caught in a mechanical rat
raee from which it is hard to escape
The telephone strike has slowed
down the tempo Of our lives. And
do we love It! Now, II the air lines
will quit flying, the trains will stop
running, Western Union will stop
sending messages. and the radio will
shut up, Americans will slow down
to the easy, happy, no-pressure pacs
they really love.
Like = Spring Tonis.
Not to have to answer the tele-
phone is like . spring tonic. To know
that 1t isn't going to ring ID like q
shot Of penicillin. The inability to
talk by telephone Is the best excuse
in the world for taking 1t easy.
Darling, I'm sorry about last
night. but I couldn't get, in touch
with YOU"
:. That saved an evening Of looking
at the same old faces, drinking the
same old cocktails, telling the same
old stories and being the same old
dull folk.
"Why didn't you let me know you
were here? We would have. loved to
have had you stay with US. Oh, ]
forgot-you couldn't call U.s."
That saved two clean sheets, q pill
low slip, 4 wash cloth, = bath towel
and seven or eight hours with q man
who went to the school of hard
knocks" and insists on telling about
every day he was on the campus.
BY the time you read this. the
telephone strike may be over, but
1t won't be over with me. I have
sawed down the telephone pole In
front Of my house and am using
the wires for clotheslines.
Distributed By McNausht Syndicate. Inc)
Evening star., 1947-04-22
THEEvENINa star; "A! !; W.!..,.hInston, z, ?. 2.

yearthe tax bin ana the psaee
treaties.
Tho Reorganixaticn Act set = july
q deadline for adjournment This
year win see : test of wliethsr that
reform splrs Congress % Ut IT.
work done q merely nils ths ccaa-
sressional graveyard with Worthy
enterprises having stronS 0pposittcn.
Evening star., 1947-04-22

But there = cppositicn 10 the
merger, too. plus : ssnerous helping
|of the inertia which aflicts any
|leeislation, however meritoriosas,
lacking m emotional tie to the gen-
|eral public. And there are only -
working days left unless resort Is
had to Saturdays and holidays.
Tme-eaters q that store of hours
Include the labor bill the Senate
spent II working days and some
night sessions on labor alone last
Evening star., 1947-04-22

~ NA0IS 4OA
perfectly free to
speak on the
present strike Of
telephone work
ers.
/ an quite
sure that II I
had money in-
vested In the
telephone busi-
ness / would
saarl and scoWl
and spend my
free time throw.
ing sneeze pow
der on the pick
Evening star., 1947-04-22

interest.
Charging M-.
tsres$ On the
Federal money
" I'D necessi-
tate Q boost in
power and water
rates, say the
Wsster srs.
white that
would please the
private utilities,
whom they ac-
c,iss Of inspiring
the pr al.
they say 1t would
drive the rank
aoAAt~ ~ UAst.
Evening star., 1947-04-22
McLen,ore
Uses Tslephone Pole
For Clothes Lines
By Henry McLemOri

Being neither capitalist nor 4
laborer but just one Of those white
collar, guys who Is being slowly
strangled by civilization as We know
Evening star., 1947-04-22

maybe, In the
congres n ai
lexicon.
But Mr.. Gur-
ney believes
strongly that
Congress ought
to heed the plea
Of Gen. Eisen-
hover, Chief Of
Stan, to vote
the bill up or
down but give
us Z decision. !"
In fact, Mr..
g Gurney Is so
heartily In ac-
rnrd With Gen
Evening star., 1947-04-22
Boris FleesoS
Armed Services Bill
Gurney Hopes to Get Senate Committee
Vote on Proposed Merger by Friday

The CONGRESSIONAL Barometer the bill merging the
services Is rising
senate Services Quincy OF South Dakota
expects his datory committee vote by Friday The
committee has been greatly handicapped BY the fact that o It's
mAnbes nclndinE the chairman and the ranking
Evening star., 1947-04-22
LoDellly1sllstt
On the Other Hand
More Than Split in Republican
Party Involved in Power Fight

night that has developed In Congre over one phase Of
the irrigation policy has attracted notice chiefly
the split within the Republican Party should have
the country3 attention for better
Republicans proposing that the Government
charge interest spent In developing irrigation projects
Evening star., 1947-04-22
Answers to
Questions

A reader can set the angwer to any
question Of fact by writing The Evening
M. WaEhinston 9, b. c. Please in.
Gloss . cents for return postsFe.
Evening star., 1947-08-22
Windstorm DESTROYS
7 Maryland Barns;
Stored Tobacco Lost

A 56-year -old tobacco grower whit
had the right kind of luck, but tht
wrong kind of insurance today wa!
salvaging what he could of his 194t
crop, partially destroyed when 6
high wind yesterday leveled two
half filled tobacco barns on his
property miles south of Waldorf
Md.
The farmer, Samuel T. Robertson
was closing loft door in his 40-by.
l00-foot barn wien the wind blew
it of its foundations and carried II
so feet. The barn collapsed, leav-
ing Mr.. Robertson unhurt among
the ruins.
His wife. son and daughter hao
just left the barn when the WIND
struck.
Another 2o-by- 40 foot barn nearby
which had just been vacated by five
tobacco strippers, also was destroyed
Mr.. Robertson estimated his los!
at $500. He said he carried fire
insurance no both buildings, but ne
Windstorm insurance.
Both barns were about half filled
with cured leaf, part of which hac
been stripped and placed in piles
About 500 pounds of the stripped
tobacco was ruined by the rair
which followed. Part of the lea1
hung on sticks was salvaged and
stored in neighbor's barns.
Mr.. Robertson also reported that
the wind had flattened 10 acres OF
growing corn on his property and
Is acres on nearby farm operated
by Arthur and Sidney Bean
Evening star., 1947-08-22
2Held in Montgomery
After 5-State Search

Two Southwestern Virginia men
the object of a three weeks search
by police of five States, yesterday
were ordered held for the Mont
gomery County grand jury after a
preliminary hearing in Rockville
Police Court on charges of assault
and larceny of an automobile. 4
Ordered held under $1,000 bond
each, we're Charlie Helton, 25, and
Edward Montgomery, 20, both OF
Saltville, Va. t..
Juanita Helton, ~, who said she
was the wife of one of the defend
ants, was held under $500 bond as
a material witness.
Police told Trial Magistrate Alger
Y. Barbee the trio fled in an auto
mobile owned by Murray Baum
gardner. Mount Airy, Md, car
penter, on July n.
Police said Helton hit Mr.. Baum
gardner on the head with a msHet
before taking his automobile and
SIS. ~
Police said Montgomery is wanted
in Saltville on a forgery charge.
Evening star., 1947-08-22
Truman Yacht Smears
Charged 10 Oil Firm

The L. P. Steuart Co. today stood
accused of dirtying the beautiful
white, paint job of the presidential
yacht Williamsburg.
Chief Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Clark King told the company he
would prefer charges against it if 1t
failed to pay damages for the yacht
and 80 other smaller power boats
from oil that escaped from the firms
property at the foot of Fourteenth
street Sc. during storm non
August 4.
All of the boats were blackened by
fuel oil which flowed into the
Anacostia when the company's l6-
foot-deep grease trap ran over dur
ing the heavy rainstorm. Harbol
police, often troubled by oil on the
river, checked and found that al
least some of the oil on the river hao
come from the Steuart place.
Complaints had been filed by
Harold s. Coates, owner of the yacht
Need-Mor, and other members oi
the Eastern Power Boat Club, who
said that the river was covered with
oil from the Naval Gun Factory
down to the foot of Fourteenth
street Sc.
Mr.. King pointed out that in the
past those responsible for oil on the
river had been ordered to pay
damages. II that we're done in this
case and the damages we're sub
stantial enough to constitute punish
ment for the company. he would
not press charges, he said.
Evening star., 1947-08-22
Sidewalk Work Started
On Streets Near Schools

Work has started on one of three
sidewalk construction projects on
streets approaching Arlington ele-
mentary schools, County Manager
A. T. Lundberg said yesterday.
The county board recently award
ed a s31,210 contract to the Ar.
lington Asphalt Co. for projects on
streets near the Patrick Henry,
Bancroft and Clarendon Schools.
Funds we're appropriated from a
special SIPS, 900 item in the current
budget,
The project now under way is in
front of the Clarendon School and
consists of a new sidewalk from
North Lincoln street to North Mon-
roe street. The other two projects.
South Seventh street from Fillmore
street to Glebe road, to serve Pat
rick Henry School, and South
Wakefield street from Pershing
drive to Columbia pike, to serve
Bancroft School, are expected to
get under way on completion of the
work at Clarendon School
Evening star., 1947-08-22
| z Boys, Sand 6,
| Walk 6 Miles as
| Mother Worries

AS police searched and theiy
mother grew more and more wore
ried. Louis Voorhees,, 6, and his
brother Leslie, S, matter-of- -factly
walked miles home TO Hyattsville
yesterday after missing their parent
in q Northeast Washington store.
Mrs. Richard L. VOORHEES,, jr-
1902 Kennedy street, called police
when she couldn't find her sons
in the Sears-Roebuck store at FIJI
teenth and H streets NE, whete
she was shopping about noon.
Finally, about 3 pm, when she
checked again with neighbor with
whom she had been keeping in
touch, she learned the boys were
at home.
I'VE couldn't find you, Mother
Louis explained, 80 I said, Come
on, Leslie, we'd better go home"
Mrs. Voorhees, said Louis outlined
their itinerary and told of waiting
for red lights at street crossings.
They apparently were none the
worse for the hike.
i don't know how they knew the
way" said the perplexed mother.
but they did
Evening star., 1947-08-22
Camp Peary Tract
Acquired by Virginia
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 22.-Ths
huge Camp Peary reservation ir
York County has been acquired by
the State and will be put to public
use by the State Conservation Com.
mission and the Commission oi
Game and Inland Fisheries.
The two agencies, which cooper.
ated in efforts to obtain the 10,500.
acre wartime Seabee training base
from the Navy, will use the tract fol
a closely co-ordinated program o1
forestry. fish and game conserva'
ton and recreation" William A
Wright, jr., conservation commits.
sion chairman, announced.
The State received the site undel
a revocable permit, which prob.
ably would not be used except ir
the case of a national emergency
The Navy pointed out it wishes tt
retain title "in a standby status
for possible national defense pur.
poses. Because the department fell
protection and preservation of ths
area "by some public, agency was
vital to the Nations interests" il
refused to sell to former owners ol
others.
The expense to the State will "be
negligible, if anything" Mr.. Wright
said. Sale of pulpwood and othel
timber. cut scientifically and fund.
received for rent of some building,
left intact and of agricultural tracts
of land will defray the costs.
Game refugees and hunting
grounds will be established by the
Commission of Game and INLAND
Fisheries, I. T. Quinn, executive
secretary, said.