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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-12-24
Bergans Surprised
Aud Aonored By
Christmas Event

Supt. and Mrs. X. w. Bergan
were honored at a dinner in the
Home Ec Department by men,
bers of the Browning public
schools teaching staff last Sunday
afternoon. who planned and pre-
pared the delicious meal consist
ing of turkey nd appropriate
accompanying fare.
The room was decorated in the
Christmas theme, W t h red and
green as the color scheme.
Between courses Christmas
carols were suing. The honored
guests were presented wi h a
beautiful Dirylite sugar bowl and
cream pitcher.
The event was a Apply sur
prise to t h e m, as the sponsors
had it appear in advance that it
was a business m e citing of
Browning Chapter of the Mon
tana Education Association. The
ruse was unique and pleasant for
the honored guests.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-12-24
Girl Scouts Carving
On Program With
Enthusiasm

The Girl Scouts reorganized
last fall and began their years
work with vim. Mrs. Hughes is
the leader of the senior troop,
assisted by Mrs. Harris. The in
termediate troop grew so crowd
ed that it seemed advisable to
divide it. This was done, with
Mrs. Harris and Miss Mayes as
leaders of Troop l, composed of
the 9Th and 7th grade. The new
troop is composed of girls of the
9TH and 5th grades, under the
leadership of Miss Miller, Mrs.
Bartlett aud Patty Franks.
Many girls, who have been on
the waiting list for a long time,
will be able to become regular
members of troop.
A new Brownie troop has been
organized for the little girls 7 to
10 years of age, Mrs. Wayne
Higgins and Mrs. Liberty Cobell
are the leaders of this group.
A group of singers will form
the caroleers and plan to sing
carols just before Christmas.
There is a troop committee who
back these groups in their ac-
Invites. They include Mrs. X.
w. Bergan, Mrs. Don Schmidt,
Miss Florence Schmidt and Ms.
Helen DesRosier.
The American Legion Auxili-
airy is the sponsoring group for
the girls and have proven their
interest by the many nice things
they have done in the past year.
At present about IS girls are
enrolled in scouting and many
more are eager to join as soon as
leaders can be secured. The
great need all over the United
States is adult leadership. Many
feel that the scout program is a
splendid one for Browning's
boys and girls. If there is any
adult in the community, who is
interested in this work and will,
ing to give one hour a week of
her time to help. it will be great.
ly appreciated if she will call 78W.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-12-24
Churches Are
Christ Child

Browning devotional services,
IN sermon and song praising the
Christ Child, began last Sunday
evening with program at the
Methodist Church, the event be-
ing magnificent tribute, child
rem of that denomination being
dominant in the portrayal of the
Christmas Story.
Concluding t h e program, a
Christmas treat was provided for
the children.
At3 p. m. a similar event took
place at B a b b on the previous
Friday. At Glacier Park a SIM
liar one took place at 3 p. m. Sum-
day.
The usual impressive Christmas
mass will be held at the Little
Flower C hurch midnight of
Christmas Eve, with the Rev. FIR.
Corner officiating, followed by a
similar event on Christmas morn
ing at 1920.
A choir composed of children
of the CYO, assisted by Mrs.
Vera Burd, Mrs. Leroy Des-
Roster. Mrs. Charlotte Brown,
Mrs. Robert SERVER and Mrs.
Milo Mccartney. Music will be
under t h direction of Robert
SERVER, with Mrs. James Lead
better organist.
The Assembly of God Church,
whose pastor is h Rev. R. A.
Murphey, will observe the occas-
lson of Christmas appropriately,
as to bring joy to those of that
denomination. However, with the
new church being uncompleted.
limited facilities for the proper
elaboration of necessity will cur
tail what the church would other
wise like to do.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-12-24
Lambert Services
Are Held TUESDAY,

Funeral services for Joseph
Lambert, 60, were h e Id at the
Little Flower Church Tuesday at
II a. M, wi h the Rev. FIR.
George Corner officiating. Inter.
ment was in Crown Hill cemetery
at Cut Bank.
Mr.. Lambert, w h o with his
wife arrived from Dupree, S. D.
several months ago to visit with
their daughter, Mrs. Guy Smith,
was ia ken i'll a month ago, a
heart condition being the cause.
Recently he was taken to the
local hospital where remained for
time, his death occurring last
Saturday at GAS p. m.
Besides his widow, and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Smith, the deceased is
survived by a brother, Frank, of
Hayes, Montana and three sisters.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-12-24
Weather Prevents
Shelby Game;
Will Play Dec. 70

The basketball game between
the Browning Indians and Shelby
Coyotes, scheduled here last Sat-
urday night, had to be abandoned
because of weather conditions,
high winds and snowdrifts pre-
venting the visitors making the
trip.
The game promised to be the
battle of the century" as the
Indians, out of the dismal show
ing they made at Waller at pre-
vious game when they lost 4S to
40, were all set to reverse the
outcome.
Prospects are still goo d for a
dog fight as Shelby will play here
Wednesday, Dec. 20 to make up
for the abandoned game.
This W e e k the Indians will
travel to Whitefsh and Columbia
Falls to tangle with the boy s
across the Rockies.
The teams this year are very
unpredictable. Every one in the
district is capable of upsetting
the other, and it's anyone's guess
as to the final outcome.
The teams at present are rated
about equal. each having won
and lost. They include Browning,
Cut Bank, Shelby, Sunburst. Oil
mont, Conrad and Waller.
The Indians should be starting
to roll. Its games will be helped
by little fish" who will be ready
to 60 January Is.
The season is just beginning,
with the games having prospects
of being terrific.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-12-24
Per Capita Funds
aid This Week

Release of per capita funds ac-
cruing to the Blackfeet as oil
royalty has been under way at
the Tribal office since Monday,
approximately $25. 900 being paid
out to those residing on the res
ervation.
The total payment was $Sl, 900,
a third of which was mailed to
non-residents. Another h i r d
was retained ty the Tribal office
to apply on advances and loans
made to Dlackfeet during the
last several months.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-12-24
County School Census
Shows Slight Decrease

A slight decrease in the num-
Der of children of school and pre-
school age in Glacier County is
reported by County School Supt.
Laura J. Taft. The census of
l947 showed 3153 of school a e e
and 145O of pre-school age. The
census of 1913 showed 1882 of
school age and l414 of pre-school
age.
Tabulations of h e census are
as follows:
Blackfoot-6S school age; 81
pre-school age; Red River 80
school, % pre-school; Marias. 10
Continued on page four)
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-12-24
Joe Peters Here

Joe Peters of Calata, for many
years a substantial stockman of
this section, is in Browning this
week renewing old acquaintance
ships. Though not operating at
present on as large magnitude,
he is none the less successful.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-12-24
Farmers Must File
Income Tax Return
By January Is, 1919

Farmers must file Federal In
come Tax returns for 1913 by
January Is, 949, according to
Thomas M. Robinson, Collector
of Internal Revenue for the Dis
trict of Montana.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-12-24
PerCapitaFunds
And Blackfeet
Relief Explained
By Warren L. O'Hara. Sup.
Blackfeet Indian Agency

Blackfeet Indian Agency
| am very much pleased that a
per capita payment has been
authorized by the Secretary of
the Interior and made at this
time.
There seems to be lack of un-
derstanding on the reservation
regarding per capita payments,
what can be done and what can
not be demo. and my position re-
garding per capita payments in
general aud this one in particu-
lar.
Therefore, l feel that the Tribe
should know my feeling about
this payment. The question of
per capita payment was pre-
sentedto me early this month. At
that time l stated there was not
enough money to make a per cap
tia payment and stay within the
bounds set out by the Charter,
unless we obtained the special
approval of the Secretary of the
Interior. At the recent Billings
meeting this same point was
brought out and the District Dir
ector, Mr.. Fickinger, advised us
that the decision of the Secretary
of the Interior would be request
ed.
On December 18th I wrote the
Tribal Council as follows:
Blackfeet Indian Agency
Browning. Montana
Dec. Is, 1913
Mr.. Henry Magee, Chairman,
Blackfeet Tribal Council,
Browning, Montana
Dear Mr.. Magee:
The question of a per capita
payment in December has not Of
ficially been presented to me but
it was discussed in the Billings
Office of Indian Affairs. At this
meeting it was brought out that
there was not enough money to
make the per capita payment
and stay within the bounds set
out by the Charter.
It will be recalled by the coun-
cilmen present at III Billings
meeting that l stated that | a st
June the Council definitely stated
that the First of ] u y payment
would be considered as ne W
fiscal year payment because if
considered in the last year would
be an overwhelming excess of
permissible payments for t h a t
year. The figures currently pre-
sented pla C e that payment in
last years total excluding same
from this year in arriving at
available balance to be paid this
year. l stated that while we
were in the business of forgiving
sins we might as we'll let this go
as last years payment and that
was not bringing this point up to
block payment.
There was no approval of pay
ment. We were advised decision
would be Forthcoming soon. Even
before we get any ruling l want
to make my position clear. My
greatest concern is the need of
our old nd destitute Indians.
The Indian Office has taken the
position that the income of the
Blackfeet Tribe is such
that the Tribe should take a r
of their needy. l believe tkeil
stand is sound. Many are of the
opinion t h a t a per capita pay.
Continued on page four)
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-12-24

w in S W Devereaux, Jr. is
home on leave from h e navy,
having enlisted last fall.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-12-24

Herbert and Betsey Sherburne
are home from their schools to
enjoy the holidays.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-12-24

Clssifieds Bring Results
Evening star., 1948-11-26
Commercial zoninq
In Wyngate Opposed

Opposition to the proposed COM
mercial zoning of a tract of land
in Wyngate and one at the corner
of Georgetown and Greentree roads
was announced today after a spe-
cial meeting of the Georgetown
Road Citizens Association.
The association heard Henry
Connor, Bethesda builder and owner
of the Wyngate property, and his
attorney, John r. Reeves, describe
plans for proposed shopping
center, then voted that such a
center is not needed at present.
Samuel E. Bogley, owner of the
Greentree road tract, which is only
a half mile away from Wyngate,
was not present. Mr.. Bogley also
proposes to build shopping center.
The association authorized its
president, Mrs. Rebecca Splitter, to
represent the group at hearing
on the zoning applications before
the county commissioners at 4:3O
pm, December 7 in the Bethesda
County Building Petitions against
both proposals are being circulated
and will be presented at the hear
ing.
The Maryland-N National Capital
Park and Planning Commission has
recommended denial of both petit
tionS.
Evening star., 1948-11-26
Reds Again Ask Payment
For Japs' Repatriation
By the Assoeioied Press

MOSCOW, Nov. 26. The Com
munist Party newspaper Pravda
said today that Soviet authorities
in Japan had made new demand
that the Japanese government pay
for repatriation of japanese citizens
held as Russian war prisoners.
A dispatch from Tokyo 10y the
Soviet news agency Tass said the
demand was in the form OF a letter
to Gen. Macarthur, supreme COM
mander in Japan.
The dispatch said it was note
worthy that during recent times
Gen. Macarthur and members OF
his staff are too free with demands
for fulfllment of repatriation"
Tass said Gen. Macarthur re
fuses to participate in talks on pay
ment of repatriation expenses to
the Soviet Union"
Evening star., 1948-11-26
40 Apprentices 10 Receive
Traininq in Bookbindinq

Forty apprentices, mostly women,
will learn tine book binding trade in
a program set up under the District
Apprenticeship Law, Gino j Simi,
District director of apprenticeship,
announced today.
The program calls for training in
union printing and duplicating
establishments here. 1t is the out
growth of joint meetings between
e representatives Of the Graphic Arts
Association, the Women Bindery
Workers Union No. AZ and Mr.. SINH.
George P. Mallonee signed the pro-
gram for the association and Mrs.
Elizabeth Waer, president OF the
local, signed for the union.
Mr.. Simi said the program would
be administered by Bindery
Workers Joint Apprenticeship Com
mittee, composed of two representa-
tives each of the association and
the union.
These 10 printing and publishing
firms will participate in the pro-
gram, Mr.. Simi said:
Byron S. Adams, Cornelius Print
ing Co.. Rufus H. Darby Printing
Co.. Gibson Bros, Inc, Graphic
Arts Press, Inc, Judd g. Detweiler,
Inc, McArdle Printing Co, Inc,
Mercury Press, Inc. E. A.. Merkle,
Inc. National Publishing Co, Ma
tional Republic Publishing Co, VIM.
Norwitz Co, Sauls Lithograph Co.,
Geo. A. Simmonds & Co., Standard
Press, Inc, United Publishing Co.,
Washington Paragraph Co., and
Drake Press.
The aDistrict Apprenticeship
Council Eas certified the new pro-
gram as meeting minimum stand
ards under the law here.
Evening star., 1948-11-26
100 Million in Securities
To Be Paid OFF by U. S.

The Treasury, for the third con-
secutive week, will pay off in cash
s1OO, ,0OO,O 600 of a series of short-term-
securities which fall due each week.
The cash payoffs are regarded as
an anti-inf1ationary step. Much Of
the money goes to the Federal Re-
serve Banks, which have heavy
holdings of these securities, and
thus in effect disappears from cir
culation while simultaneously re-
ducing the Federal debt.
The payoff was signaled by an
offering of $90O,0o0,000 in new 9l-
day Treasury bills to holders of
some $1,000, ,000,0OO in similar bills
that fall due December q Holders
of 100000 900 of the maturing issue
will get cash instead of chance to
swap old bills for new ones.
Evening star., 1948-11-26
Civic Federation 10 Select
Member Unit for Trophy

The Federation of Civic Associa-
tions tonight will select one of its
q member bodies ; to receive The
Star trophy for meritorious civic
achievement during the last year.
At meeting in the District Build
ing boardroom at pm. the grou. O.,
will choose from list Of candidate
organizations drawn up by a COM
mittee headed by Charles A. Nc
Cane. The cup will be presented at
the federation's annual banquet a.
$3.50 pm December in the Phyllis
Wheatley YWCA, 901 Rhode Island
avenue NV,
Evening star., 1948-11-26
Prisoner Slain Fleeing
Chicago Jail; Eight
Others Surrender
BY the Assoeioted Press

CHICAGO, Nov. 26.-One pris-
oner was killed and eight others
surrendered after the nine GRIM
inals sawed their way out of the
Cook County Jail last night and
were trapped in the Jail yard.
Ewo Jail guards thwarted the
daring attempt of the nine prisoners,
many of them ex-convicts, to climb
over the 22-foot wall after escaping
from their first floor cells.
The nine prisoners, awaiting
transfer to State prisons, fled from
the Jail shortly after 7 pm. after
they and about 1000 other prisoners
had been sent to their cells.
Warden Frank G. Sain said they
sawed through 4-foot metal panels
that are part of the cell walls. They
reached a galley and then broke
an unbarred window and fled to the
yard.
Sheriff Elmer Michael Walsh to-
day suspended three guards at the
Jail for failure to count heads
throughout the day, which would
have ascertained that three men
were missing" He said three pris-
oners were busy completing the
job of saving through steel walls.
Warden Sain said Nicholas Ferri,
"a, a guard stationed in the yard,
spotted the nine men Immediately.
When they ignored his command
to halt he fired one shot over their
heads. The shot attracted the at
tention of William Riley, Al, Sec
ond guard in the yard.
The warden said one of the prison.
ers had started to climb to the top
of the wall and when Mr. Riley ap-
preached he dropped to the ground
and nine prisoners, one of whom
was carrying rope fashioned from
two torn bedsheets, advanced to-
ward the guards.
Mr.. Riley fired one shotgun charge
which hit and killed the column
leader. He was identified as Andrew
Evans, %, of New Orleans, an ex-
convict with a police record dating
to 1887.
Evening star., 1948-11-26
Inquiry Board SET Up
After Plane Collision
Kills 7 al Andrews

A board of inquiry was being sci
up today into the the fatal landing
collision at Andrews Air Force Bast
early yesterday.
The Air Force late yesterday re.
vealed that the dead were:
First 1t. Bernard M. James, CO.
pilot of Gas twin-engined trans
port from Craig Air Force Base
Ala, and Pfc. Chester r. Nicoll, also
attached to the Craig base. They
were killed when a landing B-2s
bomber collided with their lighter
plane on the runway.
The injured In the visiting plane
were Capt. Leo ]. Heating. pilot, OF
the Stewart Air Force Base, New
burg, N. Y; Capt. Robert p. Kav-
anaugh AN Army engineer Of Fort
Francis E, Warren, Wyo., and
Col. George G. Bayer, 1st Air Force
Headquarters, Fort Slocum, N. Y.
1t. Col. j. E. Murray of Edge
water, Md. an occupant of the
medium bomber, suffered a broken
ankle. The injured were removed
to the Boiling Air Force Base Hos
pital and Walter Reed. All were
expected to recover.
The accident occurred in fog and
Evening star., 1948-11-26
Archbishop 0'Boy|e
Shifts Clergy Here
And in Silver Spring

The Most Rev. Patrick A. O'Boyle,
archbishop of Washington, an
nounced yesterday the following
transfers of clergymen, effective
December 4:
The Rev. Louis w. Albert from
st. Gabriels Parish to st. Francis
Xavier's Parish here as assistant.
The Rev. Louis n. Cheatham from
Holy Comforter Parish to St.
Stephens Parish here as assistant.
The Rev. Harry A. Echle from St.
Francis Xavier's Parish to st.
Mary's Parish here as assistant.
The Rev. Thomas j. Grodavent
from st. Stephens Parish to Ma
tivity Parish here as assistant.
The Rev. Francis x. Lannon from
st. Michael's Parish, Silver Spring,
to Holy Comforter Parish here as
assistant.
The Rev. Robert E. Lewis from
st. Mary's Parish to st. Gabriel's
Parish here as assistant.
The Rev. Lawrence A. McGlone
from Nativity Parish to st. AIMS
Parish here as assistant.
The Rev. Raymond B. Moriarty
Evening star., 1948-11-26

darkness shortly after both planes
had been talked down" into virtual
ly blind landings by the radar
ground-controlled approach crew at
Andrews, officers said.
The CAS- from Alabama had
landed and was believed to have
cleared the main runway before the
Boiling based B-25 was guided into
the approach. Officers said the
heavier bomber ran through" the
lighter transport on the runway.
1t. James was the son of A. B. L.
James, Catonsville, Md, while Pvt.
Nicoll's mother Is Mrs. Marian F.
Nicoll of Providence, r. I.
Evening star., 1948-11-26
Girl, 4, in Critical Condition
After Falling From Window

A 4-year-old Falls Church girl
was critically injured yesterday
when she fell from second-story
window at her home. ..
Mary Margaret Proctor, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Proc
tor, 2l2 North Cherry street. Falls
Church, suffered a fractured skull
in the fall. Her condition was de-
scribed as critical today at Arling-
ton Hospital, where she underwent
an operation.
Hospital officials said the parents
told them the child was in an up
stairs bedroom with Mrs. Proctor,
who was combing her hair. Mrs.
Proctor heard a noise and when
she turned around she saw the win
Evening star., 1948-11-26
Man Picks Out Turkey
Gets Steak in Jail
by the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. 26.-Welling-
ton Dickey had his turkey dinner
all picked out for yesterday.
But he got caught picking 1t out
at a market, was charged with lar
ceny and sent to Jail. There he
had steak for his Thanksgiving Day
dinner.
Warden Charles Price said the
price of turkeys was too high.
Evening star., 1948-11-26
james Musons Name
Boby for Portland Hoffu
By the Associoted Press

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 26.-It's a
girl for British Film Star James
Mason and his actress-author wife,
Pamela Kellino.
Their first child was born yes
terday and named Portland. Mason
and his wife, often guests on Fred
Aliens radio program, named the
girl after Portland Hoffa, wife Of
Allen.
The baby weighed pounds IA
Evening star., 1948-11-26

from st. AIMS Parish to Holy Com
forter Parish here as assistant.
The Rev. Francis 3. Reilly from
st. Joseph's Parish here to the
Armed Forces under the Military
Ordinary of the United States.
The archbishop also announced
that the Rev. Ralph J. Maher has
been appointed to st. Michael's
Parish, Silver Spring, as assistant.
Evening star., 1948-11-26

pm. while she was in an upstairs
dressing room. she said.
Police Fire Department truck
company and a rescue squad re-
sponded to her frantic calls for help
from a 3O-foot high ledge facing
Pennsylvania avenue.
Mrs. Thompson told rescuers she
climbed onto the ledge to attract
attention because I had to get
home somehow" A fire ladder was
hoisted and she was helped down.
Evening star., 1948-11-26
Botovio Shipyord Rebuilt

The war-battered shipyard Of
United Lighter Co. of Batavia, In
donesia, completely demolished be-:
fore the Japs invaded Java, has!
been rehabilitated and now is turn
ing out one steel prefabricated barge.
q week.
Evening star., 1948-11-26

raised TO q Sec
ond- story ledge
on the stores
front.
M RS. os e
Thompson, 43,
of 11O8 H street
NE, an en-
ploye of the
Peoples store at
1107 Pennsyl-
vania a v e n u e
NV, told po-
lice she was
locked in the
store. The other
employees l e I t
Evening star., 1948-11-26

dow screen Tapping and her daugh-
ter no longer in sight. The screen
had been latched.
At about the same time, Mr..
Proctor. who was working in the
yard, also heard the screen flap. He
looked up and saw the child in
the yard.
British distillers now pay about
half their entire revenues in taxes
Evening star., 1948-11-26
G. O. P. Club to Meet

Election of officers and seven di-
rectors will feature a meeting OF
the Montgomery County Republican
Club at 8 pm. Tuesday in the Sill
yer Spring Masonic Hall. Arthur j.
Eilland is president.
Evening star., 1948-11-26
Howard Professor to Talk

Alain Locke, professor of Philos-
ophy at Howard University, will
speak on Minority Groups in the
U.S.A." at $50 pm, Monday at the
international Student House, 1925
r street NV.
Evening star., 1948-11-26
Locked-in Drug Clerk Freed
Via 30-Foof Fire Ladder

A Peoples drug store clerk. acci-
dentally locked in the store after
closing time last night, left work
via a 30-foot fire department ladder
Evening star., 1948-09-11

ton Corp. and Johnston, Lemon &
Co, with whom are associated Alex.
Brown 6s Sons; Auchincloss, Parker
& Redpath; Folger, Nolan, Inc;
Goodwin & Olds, Mackall 81 Co,
Ferris & Co.; Robinson, Rohrbaugh