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The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1953-09-11
New Breed of Cattle

BeefmaStCrS. an America n
breed of cattle, have been intro
duced on this reservation by Rob-
ert Lytlc, who operates with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Lytle
on their ranch on the Milk River,
near the Canadian border.
Lytlc brought to the ranch this
summer from Mathcson, Colora-
do,two bulls. five calves, and five
cows, the first Of the Beefmaster
breed to be brought into Montana
Originating on the Lassiter
ranch operations in Texas, the
BeefmaStcrS are three-way
cross First. Durhams and Here
fords were mated. and their off
spring were crossed with Brah-
mas. The result is cattle that
stand heat and cold equally we'll.
as evidenced by successful rails
ing on the Texas plains and at
the 5000 to 9.000-foot level in Col
oradO.
They are resistant to parasites
and arc not bothered by flies.
Milk Of the Becfmastcrs tests five
per cent. buttcrfat, high for range
cattle. and they dress out a high
percentage Of beef. According to
Lyle. Bccfmastcrs need less feed
for a bigger gain than does any
other breed.
At six months a Bcefmatser
calf will weigh 600 pounds, and
they continue to gain rapidly
The COWS will calve at two years,
earlier than most breeds.
The breed does not have any
clear-Cut characteristics, individ-
uals varying in ccolor and shape
to resemble one or another of the
strains from which they were de-
velopcd.
Robert Lyle attends an east
crn military school during the
winters but spends each summer
III active ranch work. and the
BccimaStcrS are his own project
although their winter care will be
in the hands of his father
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1953-09-11
Big FIathead Dam Nearly Completed

iIUNGR HORSE - General
Electric Company has practically
completed its S4.459,OOO contract
to supply and install the four H.
$50 kilowatt generators at Hung
cry Horse dam.
Generator acceptance tests
were completed. and Eugene Co
chcnaucr power superintendent.
commented that practically all
that remained was repair of a
guide bearing on Unit No. 3.
D. II. Henderson, office manag-
er for General Shca-Morrison.
Hungry Horse prime contractors,
was here from Seattle. Paper
work on the prime contract that
was officially completed on ID
was finally finished. Amount OF
the GINS contract stands at SAT-
657, OOl. SO. Contract head been
awarded April 81, 1913.
Total cost of the project is con-
sidcred at just over SlO2 5000
as compared to Sl03,8OOO,0OO as
the estimated cost in l947-l948.
The big dam now backs up 2
100000 acre feet more than cX-
pected, for the first year of col
lecting all the spring run-off. Res
ervoir capacity is 100000 acre
feet. Water at the dam is IS
feet below the crest. The new
lake now backs up for 80 of the
3 / mile length.
Power generation on a large
scale is to resume this fall after
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1953-09-11
Local Schools Open

Browning public Schools open.
ed its doors to a record enroll
ment as eager boys and girls
trooped willingly to greet the
first day of scheduled 18O-day
school term.
Some pupils were waiting to be
admitted as early as 7:3O a. m. the
first morning. Indications are
for the largest number of stu
dents ever to be in attendance at
Browning for the current years
courses and activities. Many new
students have enrolled, and sew
eral will come later upon compile
ton Of seasonal work west of the
mountains.
Students and teachers found
the old building in good shape.
Several rooms have been newly
painted and decorated and a good
deal of renovating was completed
during the summer. The school
lunch program is operating for
bus students, and on Monday will
be in full swing for all students.
The High School had its largest
first day enrolment in history,
with 1876 students registered the
first day. Each successive day
will find new students added to
the rolls. The first day was Or
DERBY despite the fact that paint
ers, plumbers and carpenters
were mingled with students. Stu
dents are enthusiastic about their
new building and have pledged
to show their respect to the peo-
pie Of Browning by caring for the
building and its equipment in a
careful and thoughtful manner.
New teachers at Browning this
year are Mrs. Ramona Davis; Mr..
Keith Hamilton, and Mir Tom Nc
kcoWn.
Registration in the grades on
the first day exceeded all prey
iuus records, as did the High
School The first days enroll
mcnt was as follows: First to
Sixth grades, $50; seventh and
eiehth grades, 800; kindergarten,
50.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1953-09-11
Civic Clubs Meet

Starting their fall and winter
activities, both the Browning
Lions Club and the Chamber of
Commerce held their first meet
ings following the summer vaca-
tions on Wednesday evening of
this week.
The Lions Club met at Todds
Steak House, with an attendance
of about 20 members and two or
three guests. The program con-
sisted of comprehensive report
on the Boys State meeting, re-
Gently held in Bozeman, intro
duction of new members and
guests, reports, appointment of
committees for the coming year,
discussion of plans for coming &C.
tivities, and other discussions.
Gene Powers, honor graduate
of the Browning High School, and
who was sent as representative
VI liiio community " boyo oldlG
gave a fine report of the meeting
and told how the young men of
Montana are given practical
training in governmental prac-
tees from the local level of op.
Grafton on through the county,
state and national procedures
Powers will leave soon to con-
tinue his education at Wilbroham
academy at Springfield, Mass, on
scholarship basis.
An outline of the duties and
opportunities for community SER
vice was given by Lion R. w.
Harris, and the meeting closed
at about $50 p. m. by the group
singing of "America".
The Chamber of Commerce
meeting was held at the Yegen
Hotel, but was more in the form
of planning session.
Regular meetings of both or
CARNATIONS will be held during
the fall and winter months.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1953-09-11
FLA Has Colortul History and Background

the farm boys to study and work
harder in hopes that some of the
honors and awards that offered
may come their way. At the
same time, the Future Farmers
are meeting and working with
people outside their own little
circle. of friends, gaining conf
dence in themselves, and learn
ing more about the complexities
Of modern citizenship. TIL e y
pick up many new ideas on farm
ing also Through these activit-
les, and their regular Chapter
meetings, they learn how to
speak in public, and to follow par
liamentary procedure.
The result is well-rounded
farm citizen. Trained in voca-
tional agriculture to be good far
mer, he also recognizes his civic
responsibilities and knows how to
go about attending to them. En-
couraged throughout high school
years to develop a farming pro-
gram, he has good start toward
successful establishment. He has
gained confidence in himself and
his abilities, and has learned to
love country life.
That is the Future Farmer of
today-thc succecful farmer of
tomorrow.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1953-09-11
Browning Bands Have
All New Instruments

Practically all of the students
playing in the Junior High and
Senior High bands of the Brown
ing schools this year will be pro-
vided with the use of new instru-
mentS as the result of mass
trade-in of old band instruments
that have been accommodating dur
ing the last several years, Accord
ing to l.. D. Kuster, music dircc-
tor.
The amount received from the
sic of the old instruments, how
ever, did not cover the entire cost
of the new instruments, he eX-
planned Yet the sale did help
materially III making possible
the purchase of the new instru-
mentS.
The new instruments include a
new alto, tenor and baritone sax
aphone; two flutes and piccolo,
an oboe, six trumpets, five from
bones, two alto horns, 20 b-flat
coronets, a base clarinet, three
baritones and a sousaphonc.
Indications are that all sections
of the Junior High and the Sen
ior High bands will have men,
bers with fine musical talent, Di-
rector kuster states. The senior
band in it's membership of more
experienced musicians will have
Wilson Roy and Jimmie Hanson,
two youths with talent befitting
those who aspire to professional
ism, Mr.. Kuster stated.
By next week various music
groups will be sufficiently organ
lied to begin their rehearsals, the
director stated. Anxious to make
the most of the opportunities, he
pointed out that intensive efforts
would begin at once in grooming
the bands.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1953-09-11
SLACkFEET CATTLE POOL
BID OPENING SEPTEMBER 10

Bids will be opened on Friday,
September 18th, at two o'clock in
the afternoon at the Agency Bar
racks building for the sale of 1919
head Of cattle listed with the
Blackfccl Cattle pool
Included in this years sale
are 1919 steer calves, 1890 hcifer
calves. 9O2 ycarllng steers and
sos ycarling heifcrS. All stock
men that signed with the pool
should attend the opening of the
bids. as the terms Of the sale and
dates of delivery will be set at
at that time.
Immediately following the sale
contracts between the successful
bidder. or bidders, and the sellers
will be completed.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1953-09-11
ESOUE INDIAN DIES
AT 6IACKFEET HOSPITAL

Dog Taking Gun. and aged full
blood Blackfcct Indian that was
for many years a picturesque
character Oh the reservation,
passed away Tuesday. Sept 9Th.
at the Agency hospital.
While his exact age was not
known. Dog Taking Gun was sup
posed to be past 80 years of age
He was born before the advent of
the white men in this area, and
he is credited with taking part in
some Of the early day treaty-mak-
ing sessions.
lie is survived by one daughter,
Mrs Cccile Grant, of Browning.
Funeral services will be held
Friday morning from the Cath,
Ole church in Browning. Burial
will be in the local Catholic Gem.
etery.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1953-09-11
WORK STARTS ON SEWER
SYSTEM EXTENSION HERE

Construction of the new sewer
system extension. primarily to
serve the new High School build
ing, was gotten under way last
week by Ray Abercombe of Cat
Bank. he being the lowest of sew
eral bidders. The bids were con-
sidercd and the contract let at a
a recent meeting of the Town
Council.
The new system. an extension
and integral part of the one built
by the Town Of Browning with
the assistance of the Works Pro.
gross Administration under the
Roosevelt administration, will al
so serve a number of residences
in three half-blocks in the area
Of the new school building.
Under terms of the contract,
the improvement must be COM
pleted by October first.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1953-09-11
CATTLE SALES RESUMED
AT SHELBY STOCK YARDS

The Shelby Stock Yards Com
pany this week announced that
regular sales would be resumed
at the yards for the fall season,
the first of the series of sales to
be held on September Oath.
The sales will be held every
week. under the direction of
Gale Featherstone, of Great Falls
and Vince Maddox of Sun Burst.
FeatherStonc served with the
Great Falls Livestock Co. for
eight years, and Maddox is a for
mer merchant and business mar
of SunburSt.
A number of good sales are ex
pected, and stockmen of this area
are invited to participate.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1953-09-11
Boarding School
Has Open House

additionally, schools open for
new year on the Tuesday follow
ing Labor Day. This year, owing
to the late date of this holiday,
many of the schools opened for
the years work on August 81,
while others retained the tradi-
tional date for opening their
doors to the students. This prov
ed TO be the case with the Indian
Service boarding schools who en-
roll students from the Blackfeet
Reservation.
The Flandreau Indian Voca-
tional School at Flandreau South
Dakota, began the school year on
August 81. On August %, the
Flandreau bus was loaded with
students from the Flathead and
Blackfeet reservations in front of
the Postoffice in Browning. AS
usual there was large crowd of
parents and friends on hand to
bid farewell and good luck to
the thirty-nine students who
boarded the bus to leave home
for another school year.
The Pierre Indian School OPP
ened Sept. 7th. and students from
the Flathead and Blackfeet went
TO Havre, where they were met
by bus, and taken to Pierre. The
Tongue River school at Busby. III
southeastern Montana, attracted
three students from this reserva-
ton. They left Browning Sun
day, August 80. Other students
from the Blackfeet reservation
are enrolled at schools in Che
mawa Oregon; the Commercial
College at Haskell Institute, Law
renee, Kansas. One student is
enrolled at Marty Mission, Green
wood, S. D.
The Cut Bank Boarding School,
located just north of Browning.
opened for enrolment Septem-
Der It'll, and regular classes be
gan on Tuesday, the 9th. Prior
to the opening, the staff at the
school entertained at open house
on Monday afternoon, Sept. 18th.
After a tour of the grounds and
the buildings, coffe hour was
held in the employees recreation
room, with Miss Mary Bauch and
Mrs. Elvira Silvas acting as hos
teSses for the occasion. and Mrs.
Guy Robertson graciously poured
the coffe or punch during the re
Ception. Among the visitors were
superintendent and Mrs. Guy
Robertson, Mrs. Vina Chattin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Williamson,
Mrs. Margaret r. Walter, Miss
Lillian M. Cook, Mr.. Vernon l..
Blome, and daughter, Patty, Mrs.
Billy Campbell, Mrs Vece Sharp,
and Miss Mamie Goss.
The only change in the teach
ing staff at the Boarding school
this year are the addition of Mr..
ard Mrs. Fred VanHooser who
formerly taught at McMann, Ok
lahoma. They replace Mr.. and
Mrs. Nicholas Selagc, who were
transferred to the Ogallala Com
munity high school on the Pine
Ridge reservation in South Da-
kota.
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attending rural public schools
throughout the country will en-
roll this fall, or continue their
studies, in vocational agriculture
courses designed to fit them for
the complex duties of modern
farming
Locally, R. w. Harris, instruct
or of vocational agriculture in the
Browning High School, reports
that 80 students are expected to
enroll in his classes this fall.
Thirty of these boys will be fresh
men. 10 are juniors, and 8 are
seniors.
The vo-ag students are better
known as the Future Farmers of
America, their national organiza-
ton that is celebrating its 25th
anniversary this fall. FLA has
approximately $500 local chap.
tiers sponsored by the high school
vocational agriculture depart
ments. State clubs are spon-
sored by the various State Boards
for vocational Education, and the
national organization is sponsor
ed by the Agricultural branch of
the office of Education, Depart
I'ment of Health, Education and
Welfare.
Althoug not organized nation
ally until 1923, FLA really got its
start back in the early 2Os. The
Smitht-Hughes Act, passed by the
Congress in 1917, had provided
funds for $3.50 matching basis
to the states to, among other
things, assist in the establishment
of program of instruction in vo.
cational agriculture in rural
public high shcools.
The program was departure
from the usual kinds of high
school instruction.
Boys selecting the vocational
agriculture course of study spent
from two to four hours a day in
studying agriculture under a
teacher who was an agricultural
college graduate specially train
cd for the job of teaching. The
students were required to carry
out projects of their own on their
farms, and were encouraged to
develop those projects and build
up an equity that would firmly
establish them in farming.
The teacher spent much of his
time visiting the boys on the
farms, and teaching them in 9TH
er ways in their individual devel-
opmcnt of sound farming pro-
grams. Farm mechanics instruc-
ton. helped them develop the
skills needed to operate and SER
vice farm machinery and to con-
struct or repair farm buildings
and equipment.
Boys studying vocational agri.
culture had common interests,
and spent much of their time to.
gcthcr at Stchool Usually, their
work at home prevented them
from participating in many of the
regular school activities, such as
athletics, school plays and class
EXAMINATIONS. Their ma tur "a
tendencies were to form clubs of
vocational agriculture students,
and many of such locally organ
lied clubs, going under a wide va.
variety OF names, were formed in
the early 1920s
Generally these pionecri n g
clubs were organized for recrea-
tional purposes, but vocational
agricultural teachers soon found
that they could use the clubs for
the purpose Of stimulating the in.
tcrest of the students in their
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Former Resident Dies

Funeral services for the late
Ramona Conway Schied were
held al the Church of the Little
Flower in Browning on Tuesday
morning Of this week. Rev. Fr
Cannon officiating.
Mrs. Evelyn Ronag, with organ
accompaniment by Mrs. James
Leadbetter. sang a requiem num-
Der.
Her death occurred at Sand
point, Idaho, hospital last Friday
when she and her husband were
accompanying her parents from
Spokane to BroWning for visit.
The parents had been AT Tacoma
the previous several weeks where
Mr.. Conway had been recovering
from illness at the eastman hos
pital. For i week previous 30 the
daughter death. the parents had
been visiting her andthe family at
Spokane.
Mrs. Schicd was a member of
the Browning High School class
of 1911. later being graduated
from the University Of Kansas. at
Lawrence.
Following her graduation from
the University of Kansas al Law
renee she was employed by the
Washington State Department of
Public Welfare at Colvillc as a
child welfare worker. In 1916
she resigned her position with
the Welfare department to atteld
Washington State College at Pull,
man. There she received her
bachelors degree in social work.
Upon her graduation she was
employed by Washington State
Department of public welfare at
Culvillc. IN 1947 she was trans
fcrred to kclso to serve in the
same capacity, remaining there
until 1851. when she returned 10
Colvillc AT the time of her
death she was employed as child
welfare worker il Spokane, hay
ing been assigned there last April
shortly after her marriage to Mr..
Schicd.
The daughter of Mr., and Mrs.
Charles Conway. of Browning
Mrs. SchiCd Was ono Of the com
munity's worthy and aspiring
young women who had achieved
considerable success il her rath
cr short career.
Besides her husband and par
cnts, Mrs. Schied is survived by
six brothers, Wesley. Fra n X
Fred, Gilbert. Daniel and Cecil
and two sisters. Mrs. Gcors,
Bremen and Mrs. Richard Brown
all residing at Brown g, as wei
Is a number of other relatives.
PallbearcrS were Merlin CraW
ford, Sam Bird, Clarence Ed
wards, Dexter Galbreath, all o.
Browning, and Preston Schicd. O
Squim, Wash, and Arnold Young
Of Onalaska, Wash, the two latter
being relatives of the husband.
Burial was in the Browning
Catholic cemetery.
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studies. The study of livestock
selection, for example was made
much more interesting if the
agriculture club" sponsored by
judging contest and offered some
prizes.
Sometimes the clubs organized
little co-operatives" where men,
bers could pool their funds for
seed, feed, and other supplies in
their farming programs and
make savings by quantity pur-
chases. Occasionally club
would embark on some project of
community improvement, such as
making surveys of farms of the
community to determine soil type
fertilizer needs, and profitable
types of farm management.
The vocational agriculture club
movement grew more and more
widespread and by 1924 several
state associations of such clubs
had been formed. By then, teach
ers had begun tu see a real need
to develop the farm boys abil-
tiles in leadership, and to give
him feeling of belonging" in
the school and community. These
were important points in farm
boy training but outside the linn
its of what could be accomplished
in regular school classes. Use of
parliamentary procedure in club
meetings, contests in pub i c
speaking. and activities that brot
the boys into association with
community leaders provided the
experiences that helped develop
their leadership abilities.
Most histories of FLA start
with the Smith-Hughes Act in
1917 and skip lightly to 1926 when
the Future Farmers of Virginia
was organized. State vocational
agricultlre leaders there, seeing
the good work that had been
done in local clubs throughout
the country, set to work in the
development of really sound
statewide organization, with a
constitution, ritual. advancement
degrees based on achievement,
and forward looking program
work. They called their organi-
cation the Future Farmers of
Virginia.
The national constitution was
prepared in the summer of 1923,
patterned largely after the Fu-
ture Farmers of Virginia. and a
meeting was called in Ka as
City for November 20, during he
time of the American Royal / &c
Stock Show. There. 33 vocati M
al agriculture students, repres It,
ing 10 states, formally adop. Vi
the Future Farmers of Amcr;e1
constitution, elected national of
ficers, and laid plans for carrying
on the development of the organ
ization.
By the fall of 1929 thirty-fivc
state associations had become af-
filiated and the organization had
10000 members. A steady in
crease built FLA to 1OO,399 mem
bers in Al states, Hawaii and
Puerto Rico by 1925. Rhode Is
land. the only state without an
FLA association for many years,
came into the fold in 1947.
With the exception of the per,
iod from 1912 to 1945 when the
armed forces and war industries
took many vocational agriculture
teachers away from the schools,
the organizations growth has
been steadily upward. Member.
ship now totals more than 100000
Activities sponsored by FLA
provide a powerful stimulus to
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downstream storage reservoirs
on the Columbia need water.
Last winter Hungry Horse output
on two generators reached l04.-
COO kilOwattS. First generator at
Hungry Horse went into produc-
ton last October LIST.
Evening star., 1953-02-23
Nature of Skids
And Their Control

Many drivers believe that the
front end of the car is the por-
ton that gets out of control in
a skid.
Through lack of experience
they do not know that it is the
rear end of the car that does
the skidding act. In a true steer
ing skid the cars front tires fail
to grip enough to follow the
road on a slippery turn and the
car then runs straight off the
road. But that is exceptional.
Most skidding finds the rear
end trying to overtake the front
end, to the right or the left.
When this happens steer the
front wheels in the direction the
rear end is sliding. Do not &C
celerate the motor and be care
full not to decelerate abruptly.
Don't use the brakes until the
car is moving in a straight line
again, and then apply the brakes
intermlttently by pumping on
the pedal.
1t isn't easy. That's why the
smart thing always is to avoid
those driving practices which
bring on skidding.