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The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1953-12-11
TELEPHONE COMPANY
SEEKS RATE RAISE

The Browning Telephone COM
pany, by letter dated August "a,
1858, applied to the Board of Rail
road Commissioners of the State
Of Montana. eX-officio Public Ser
vice Commission. for authority to
increase its telephone rates for
Browning and East Glacier Park.
1t was stated that the company
plans to install dial equipment
in both places. with free toll SER
vice between the two. II was also
stated that the company for the
past several years has operated
al loss. and that the increase
is necessary in order for it to
stay in business. 1t was also al
legged that there is an increased
demand for service and the facil-
tiles will necessarily have to be
expanded to meet this demand.
Notice is hereby given that the
board has assigned the above
named application for hearing in
the city hall, in the city of Brown
ing, Montana. commencing at the
hour of $50 o'clock am, on thu
23rd day of December, 1858, II
which time and place any person.
firm or corporation having an in
tcrcSt herein may appear and Of
fer evidence pertinent to the mat
tiers and things here involved.
BY order of the Board of Rail-
road Commissioners.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1953-12-11
PlOWS ARRIVE FOR
GLACIER ROAD CLEARING

WEST GLACIER - Expected
to be received in Glacier Park
this month are two new rotary
snow plows that next spring will
be used to open Going to the :
Sun highway.
The new plows replace the unit
lost in the May 26. 1858. ava
lanche, and are termed consid-
cradle improvement over the old
plows by r. T. Montgomery. park
engineer.
Cost is $4,000 each. The plows
have four-wheel drive and four
wheel steering. This allows a pillow
to negotiate a curve blowing
snow as it moves ahead. The old
type rotarics usually had to back
up. and then cut into the snow
again. repeating the process to
get around curves.
This winter will see the new
plows used around park head,
quarters as crews familiarize
themselves with operations.
| Improved plOWs are expected
to result in Logan Pass being
opened somewhat earlier. Howcv.
er. park officials comment that
late spring avalanche conditions
can not be overcome by plows
The new units would not have
had much effect last spring when
continuing avalanche conditions
delayed opening the Logan Pass
section of Going-to-the-Sun high.
way.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1953-12-11
ELECTRIC SYSTEM HERE
BEING MODERNIzED

The city of Browning is now
having installed one of the most
up-to-date electrical distribution
systems in the state of Montana
Secondary voltages of 1900 volts
are being raised to 1900 volts to
improve electrical service to con.
sumers of the Glacier County
Electric Cooperative. 1t is neces.
sary to replace all of the older
transformers in town with the
newer 1900 volt type. In most
alleys the distribution system is
being entirely rebuilt.
All work done in the past few
years on new construction in
Browning was done with a
thought for the future change.
over that is now being accom-
plished. In some cases the change
will be only a matter of trans
former replacement.
Crews of the O'Neil Construc-
ton company have moved in to
Browning from the similar modi-
flcation job at East Glacier. Mr..
Vaughn Morris of Billings, Mon
tana, is in charge of the field
personnel.
Rather than wait until service
would have to be curtailed, the
Glacier County Electric Cooper.
alive is changing their system
design to accommodate all future
load increases for electrical heat
ing, television, dryers, water heat
ers, and ranges. The history of
the peak load for the city of
Browning has shown remark
able rise in the last seven years
that points toward progressive
city-wide move toward modern
lzation through identification. In
many parts of the United States
electrical distribution companies
are encouraging their consumers
to use electricity sparingly. Our
town is fortunate with a large
reservoir of power to be drawn
on from the Fort Peck dam and
there is no shortage of power in
the Browning area as is indicat-
ed by the efforts of the local
light company to increase the ex-
listing load.
The past week there have been
a few Interruptions in electrical
service to accomplish the distri-
button voltage changes. There
will be a few more interruptions
during the time it takes to com.
plete Browning's present electri-
cal construction program.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1953-12-11
JUNIOR CLASS TO
PRESENT VARIETY SHOW

The Junior class of Browning
high school will present a variety
show Tuesday, Dec. Is at 8 pm.
in the high school auditorium.
The purpose of this show is to
earn money for the Prom, which
is the chief activity of the Junior
class.
Henry Busey will act as master
of ceremonies at this program
which will be as follows:
l. MELODY Rounduppers,' - a
guitar group. Leo Kennerly, Car
al Kipling, Curtis Bull Child, Paul
Iron Pipe, John Monroe, Alvin
Dog Gun, Alfredo White Grass,
Katrina Arrowtop, Ed. Griffin,
and Celestup Arrowtop.
2. Duet: Carol and Pat Kipling.
3. Style Show: Latest in mod
els.
4. Piano solo: Dorothy Blevins.
S. Skit: 1.-The Case of the Lost
Pants" Junior Ham Actors guild.
Kenneth Haugen, Merlin Racine,
Eddie Miles, Leonard Fontaine,
Francis LaPlant, Orville Goss.
Meade Arnoux, Hugo Johnson,
Doreen Merchant, John Little
Plume, Helen Night Shoots, Dor
othy Blevins, Henry Busey and
Loretta Bruneau.
6. Reading: "Ole the Swede on
Baseball" Hugo Johnson.
Z. Vocal solo: I'm Dreaming of
White Christmas" Norman Pet
erSon.
8. Bellies of Vienna" Novelty
dance: Loretta Bruneau, Patti
Taught, Regina Morgan, Helen
Night Shoots, Rosemary Gervais,
Evelyn Night, Pat Kipling, Marie
Stone.
9. Gustaf and His Beeg Bass
Horn - Gene Cobell and Meade
Armour.
10. Saxophone Solo: Lenore
Murphy
II. Barbershop Quartette: Den.
ny Loring, Norman Peterson, Or
vile Goss and Floyd Cross Guns.
IL. Melody Rounduppers.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1953-12-11
Prairie Fire Destroys Hay and
Burns Range Land North Of Town

fire occurred in the county, prob
ably in 1915, when a blaze on
Seville Flats, just west of Cut
Bank, covered some 10000 acres
on the bench that is mostly farm
land. That fire, they state, was
even worse than the one Satur-
day night, as the fire was on
much stubble land, where the ac-
tual damage was greater, and nu-
merous buildings were burned.
The long dry spell this fall,
and lack of snow coverage, made
conditions on the range suscep-
tible to a heavy fire hazard.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1953-12-11
OIL TEST At I345 FEET

Total depth at the AMY-Doug'
las oil we'll, rs miles north OF
Browning, was at 1345 feet on
Tuesday of this week. The rig
was moved two weeks ago half
mile south of the original loca-
ton, was abandoned at 1900 feet
and the new we'll started, on ad-
vice of the consulting geologist.
Work is progressing steadily and
1t is hoped to complete the test
at as early date as possible.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1953-12-11
NEGOTIATIONS PENDING

Latest report on the Cullen
proposal to enter into the Black
feet reservation oil development
and handling of other resources,
are reported still pending, with
some definite decisions expected
within the next few days.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1953-12-11
at THE HOSPITAL

The following admissions and
iismlsSalS are reported this week
rom Memorial hospital in Cut
'7uk, concerning patients from
browning and East Glacier,
Admitted: Jim McFadyean, Will
ma Niellc, Browning; Harry Al
den, William Walker and Mike
kittSOn, East Glacier.
DiSmisSalS; James Miller, Glenr
Bailey, Jeanne Lutz. Frank Shcr
bulnc, Browning; Mable Thomp
son. East Glacier.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1953-12-11

The average citizen hears a lot
more about budget reduction at
election time than he does when
his tax bills are due.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1953-12-11

county broke out about four
o'clock last Saturday after
noon, on the Douglas ranch,
rs miles north of Browning,
and for nearly IA hours was
a raging inferno, famed by
a strong wind, that burned
over from ten to twelve thoUs.
and acres, destroying vaIu.
able range grass and numer.
Gus hay stacks and doing an
estimated damage ranging in
TO thousands Of dollars, and
covering an area from two
to four miles wide and from
ten to twelve miles in length.
Just how the fire started has
not been determined, but it is
supposed that it might have been
from sparks from a stove in the
Douglas home, or perhaps from
a spark from an engine from one
of the farm trucks. At any rate,
the blaze rapidly spread, famed
by an unusually strong wind, and
within a short time was COM
pletely out of control. But for the
prompt action of the county road
building crew, which luck
lily was on the job of building
the grade on the new road from
Milk River to the Canadian bor-
der, the help of several seismo-
graph crews working in the neigh
borhood, the Indian Bureau fire
fighting equipment from Brown
ing, and hundreds of volunteer
fire fighters attracted by the huge
blaze, the damage could easily
have been much more extensive.
Bill Ross, county district road
supervisor, seeing the flames, i'm
mediately pulled his heavy road
equipment to the scene, and was
a big factor in finally bringing
the fire under control The seis-
mograph equipment, also working
in the neighborhood, promptly
got on the job, and in an incred-
IDLY short time neighbors started
arriving with trucks and field
equipment to join the fire fight.
ing forces, and the alarm was
spread in Browning and Cut
Bank. 1t is estimated that be-
tween two and three hundred
men were battling the blaze most
of the time during the night 1t
was nearly four o'clock Sunday
morning before the fire was UNI
der control, and the weary force
of volunteer workers were able
to cease their work. The fire
spread in a northeasterly direc-
ton for a distance of approx
mately II miles from the starting
point. Fortunately no ranch
buildings were destroyed, but
many hay stacks in the path of
the fire were wiped out.
The value of the grass burned
will be mostly the loss of winter
range, as next spring the burned
over area will green up with the
spring moisture, and the grass
will quickly be back to normal
carrying capacity.
Many stories of heroic efforts
on the part of individual volun-
tccr workers are current. 1t was
tired and smoke smearcd crew
of men that returned to their
homes Sunday morning after a
night that they will not soon for
get.
Oldtimcrs recall that one worse
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-04-09

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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-04-09
Pdtrd Madrs0n, 8,
Hite School Pupil,
Studys in London

Patra Maarson, 8, daughter of
Mrs. Maria Maarson, Washington
correspondent of the London
Wines" third year student at the
Hite School on Rockville Pike, is
leaving for London with her
mother and brother, Nicol, 10,
where she will enroll in the Sadler
Wells Ballet School, Miss Maude
C. Hite, Director of the Hite
School, announced today.
Patra has been studying ballet
at the Hite School for two years
and has appeared in numerous local
Washington area recitals. The
opportunity to join the information
ally famous Sadler Wells ballet
group is no surprise, Miss Hite
said, because Patra's unusual abili-
ties in ballet have long been recog-
nized at the school. She has had
no previous ballet experience but
has demonstrated an Unborn apti-
tude for the dance. Miss Flo
Keeney has been her ballet teacher
at school.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-04-09

Courtney Wade, of Buck Lodge.
There probably were many more
visitors in Boyd but we were uh-
able to contact those visited to
find out the names of the visitors
in time to report them here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom King have
recently become the grandparents
of two more children, the first be-
ing a little girl born to their
daughter, Mrs. Frank Boswell
about four weeks ago and the 9TH
err, little boy, being born on
March "a to their son and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. John King at the
Frederick Memorial Hospital. Both
mothers have returned home and
are getting along nicely, as we'll
as the new arrivals.
The bake sale given by the
Boyds choir was very successful,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-04-09
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Boyd
Mrs. James Kerr
Phone PooIesViIIe 1897

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The Easter services at the Boyd
Church We're very we'll attended,
the first being on Good Friday
evening, when the large lighted
cross was used for the 23rd time.
The Rev. John Wells was the
speaker and special music was
rendered by the choir, including a
duet by James and Joan Spring.
At the Sunday morning service,
six new members were received
into the membership of the Church
and the young child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Harner was christened
by the Rev. Mr.. Kerr, followed by
the Communion service. At this
time the choir sang two selections
and in the evening am entertain
ment was given by the young peo-
pie consisting of recitations, songs,
a violin solo by Vernon Vail, two
piano solos by Sandra Spring and
a trumpet solo by Gloria Spring.
The service was conducted by
James Spring, who also gave a
short talk on the life of Jesus.
Many friends and relatives WISH
ted in Boyds on Easter Sunday,
among whom were DR.. and Mrs.
James P. Kerr and two children
of Damascus, who remained for
lunch afterwards at his parents
home. Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Schaum
and four children of Washington
were guests of the Gilliams, as
well as Mr.. and Mrs. John f. Pol
lock, of Chevy Chase. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Stone of Frederick visited at
the Virts home. Mrs. Barclay of
visited her daughter,
Mrs. Harold Reffit. Mrs. Jack
Jones and daughter of Rockville
her husbands mother, Mrs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-04-09
BOOkmObile

Friday, April charlottesville,
3:15 to 4:3O pm; Mckinney Hills,
$3.50 to 4:30 pm; Cabin John,
$3.50 to 5:15 pm; Rock Creek
Gardens, GAS to 9 pm.
Saturday, April 11th-Cedar
Grove, 9:20 to 10 am; Clarksburg,
1915 to II am; Comus, 11:15 to
70; Damascus, 1910 to 2 PM;
Woodfield, 2:15 to 3:15 pm;
Laytonsville, $3.50 to 4:30.
Monday, April 13th-German-
town, 9:15 to 9:45 am; Barnes
vile, 3:15 to 4:45; Beallsville, 5
to $3.50; Bucklodge, 6:15 to $50;
Jacksonville, 7 to 1920; Darnes-
Gown, 1880 to $40; Piney Branch
G. Flower, to 4:3O; Alta Vista,
$3.50 to 4:30.
Tuesday, April 14th-Dicker-
son, $40 to $40 pm; Boyds, A
to 4:45 pm; Glenmont, 3:15 to
4:30; Georgetown Village, $3.50 to
4:3O pm.
Wednesday, April 15th-Travi-
lah, 3:15 to 4:40 pm; Hillandale,
1915 to 4:3O pm; Northwest Park
Apartments, $50 to $3.50 PM;
Chevy Chase Shopping Center,
3;15 to 4:50 pm.
Thursday, April 16th-Clover-
ley, 3:15 to 1886 PM; Colesville,
3:45 to 4:30 pm; Oakview Com
munity, 3:15 to 4:30; Parkwood,
3:15 to 4:30.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-04-09

same schools as were the basket
ball classes that ended March 2S
and boys can enroll at whichever
location is most convenient for
them. Glasses began in Rockville
on Saturday, April A, at the Rock
vile High School field, with Mr..
Maynard Haithcock as director
He is being assisted by high school
boys who know the skills being
taught. If you are not a member
of the YMCA, you pay $1.00 year
for your membership card and
these dollars buy the balls, bats,
masks-the footballs in the fall
and the basketballs in the winter
season. And, in addition, you pay
$2.40 for your twelve classes of
baseball. This pays for your
leaders. 3rd Grade boys come from
until 10; 4th grade boys come
from 10 to II, and 5th and 9Th
grade boys come from IL until IL.
Better sign up, boys. Bring your
baseball glove, if you have one.
The very young set gathered on
Wednesday afternoon to help Anne
Frazer Kephart celebrate her
birthday. She had a party at her
home on Forest Avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Smith are
back in the States from Brazil
Mr.. Smith was in Washington a
few days on business, while Mrs.
Smith and their three children
were in New York, visiting Mrs.
Smiths father, Mr.. George Sey-
bold. Mrs. Smith is the former
Bernice Seybold.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Randolph
Talbot had an especially nice
Easter, for on Saturday, their
son, William Randolph Talbot,
Jr., his wife and young daughter,
Robin, arrived to spend some time
with them. William, Jr. has been
in California with the Air Force
and has recently been discharged
from active duty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Pontius of
South Van Buren, Street had as
their house guests last week,
friends from Milwaukee, Wis.
whom they had not seen for eight
years. Consequently, they had a
wonderful visit catching up on
the news. Mrs. John Callahan, her
mother, Mrs. Augusta Kruger,
and her three children, Carolyn,
Judy and Jimmy Callahan, ar
rived on Monday and left for home
on Good Friday. Mrs. Kruger
however, remained with the Pom
thus and will visit with them for
several more weeks.
The newlywed Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Pfeifle were surprised recent
ly when a group Of forty friends
gathered at their home on Sudbury
Road in Silver Spring to give them
a house warming. Mr.. and Mrs.
Winslow Renshawe and Mr. and
Mrs. William Bouic were cohosts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pfeihe were married
on March 20. Mrs. Pfeihe is the
former Mrs. Ruth Johnson.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-04-09
Cedar Grove
Mrs. Philip Watkins
Phone Gaithersburg 42l-W3

Observation-Disclosures IIlhl.l Ill0Ul
On Easter Sunday special ser
vices were held at both the Salem
Methodist Church and the Upper
Senaca Baptist Church With large
attendance. Five new members
We're received at the Methodist
church and twelve members given
the hand of fellowship at the Bap-
fist Church.
< On Thursday evening Holy Com
ty1nion was held at the Salem
Methodist Church.
Easter Monday an egg-rolling
was held for the children on the
lawn of the Baptist Church.
Congratulations to Mr.. and Mrs.
Crawford Williams on the arrival
of a baby girl at Montgomery
General Hospital on Easter Sun
day evening.
Mrs. Maude Poole is now at
home following a major operation
at Montgomery General Hospital
and is getting along fine. She wish
es to thank her many friends for
their flowers and cards and the
many nice things done for her
that made her days in the hospital
I pleasant.
A stork shower was given Mrs.
Charles Shook, wife of the pastor
of the Salem Methodist Church, on
Monday evening in the Salem So
cial Hall.
An Easter Cantata was given by
the choir of the Upper Seneca Bap-
fist Church on Easter Sunday eve
ming at the church. Mrs. Robert
.Srowley directed the music.
%Mr. and Mrs. j. C. Laney of
Mifflinburg, Penna., parents of
Mrs. Robert Crowley, were guests
of their son-in-law and daughter,
the Rev. and Mrs. Crowley for the
Easter holidays.
Guests of the Phil Watkins this
past week were Mr.. and Mrs. Laur-
ence Holmes and son Larry and
daughter Margaret of Asheville,
N. c.
Jane Watkins celebrated her
ninth birthday on Tuesday by hav-
ing her friends in for a party at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Royce Watkins.
Next Monday afternoon the Ced-
ar Grove Homemaker Club will be
entertained by Mrs. Wilbur Wat
kins and her daughter, Mrs. Louise
Bartgis at the home of Mrs. Wat
kins.
Next Wednesday the W.S.C.S.
will meet at the Salem Social Hall
for their regular monthly meeting.
Entertaining at luncheon preceding
the meeting will be Mrs. Gay Lin
thicum, Mrs. John Purdum, and
Miss Lucille Priest.
Monday evening Mrs. Elwood
Nehouse and Mrs. Harry Nehouse
will entertain the Alpha Sunday
SCHOOL class at the Salem Social
Hall. .. ..
Friday evening the Baptist Va
cation Bible School Association
meeting will be held at the Upper
Seneca Baptist Church. All work
ers during Vacation Bible School
are urged to attend.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-04-09

Herewith we present a report
from our staff in Washington
Grove Elementary School anent a
project carried on by the students
of the kindergarten, first and sec
ond grades.
The project involved the care
and feeding-and cuddling-of a col
lection of pets, under supervision
of their teacher, Miss Mary Ann
Estey.
The report below was composed
and written by the children them
selves at the end of the project,
which conceded with the Easter
Week vacations:
''We ended our pet unit by hold
ing open house Friday, March 27,
1853.
Our families came to see pets.
We showed then Slip and Drip, the
noisy ducks; Hickory, Dock, Tick,
and Took, the scampering mice !;
Marshmellow, the Angora rabbit;
Sammy, the black rabbit; Fluffy
and Duffy the baby chicks; Dazy,
the guinea pig; and Jim, the para
keet.
"The baby animals were given
to us. by friends. The animals are
leaving this week to visit other
children.
"We learned how to care for
them, to clean their cages, to feed
them, and to play with them.
We hate to see them go and we
hope that they will come back next
year."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-04-09
MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
Thursday, April g. 1853

Friday, April at his home here.
Many friends were present and re-
freshments served after opening
the gifts received.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-04-09

being held at Thomas's store in
Gaithersburg on March %.
A birthday party was given to
Donald Nicholson by his wife, on
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-27
Terror Drives Many From
r. Germany By Varied Means

help them qualify for emigration.
This program has convinced
thousands-who were beginning to
doubt--that their risk was worth.
while, that the tree West really
offers them a better chance in life.
The significance of this. pro.
gram" says its director, Richard
r. Brown Of Littleton, Colo,
lies in. the rebuilding Of hope
among the refugees. They become
aware that they are not neglected
by the free world. They no longer
need to remain without prospects
in oyercrowded camps.
Equally important, ways and
means are provided 10 give practi-
cal and constructive expression to
the good viii and hospitality which
the free world desires 10 extend
to those whose faith in democratic
ideals has induced them to Zee
from the Iren Curtain countries
The law creating this program
was introduced in 1851 by. Rep.
Charles ]. Kersten, (R.Wisl. who
regarded il as a defense measure
as well as humanitarian
Naturally. the Communists don't
like this program. They have corn.
planned in the United Nations but
there appear no signs that the pro.
gram viii be abandoned. In fact.
its directors hope for more money
next year.
A recent report estimated there
are more than 10000 uon.German
refugees from communism living
in camps scattered around the rim