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The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-03-19
INDIAN CLAIM DISMISSED
~ U. S. COURT

WASHINGTON - The U. $.
Court of Claims upheld u dcri.
sion C. the Indian Claims Com.
mission dismissing an ID million
dollar claim against the United
States by the Blackfcct and Gros
Vcntrc tribes.
The sum was sought as dam.
ages for delay in payment Of
compensation for land taken by
the government.
The Indians. residing on the
Blacktect and Fl. Bclknap rcscr,
vatiOnS in Montana. were paid
for the land in 1885. although
the judgment included no dam
ages or interest on the land
value to cover the delay from
1874 when the land was taken by
the government.
The court divided -. Judges
Benjamin II. Littlcton and Mar.
vim Jones cOncurrcd in upholding
the commissions dismissal. Judge
Joseph Warren Madden dissent.
cd.
The majority held the tribes
already had their day in court
nj the time they were awarded
compensation for the land.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-03-19
ANNUAL LEGION BIRTHDAY
Parry DATE IS SET

The American Legion Auxili
AIRY held its regular monthly
meeting AT Legion hall on March
Q.
4 regular business meeting was
conducted by President Mrs. Don
Becker. The annual Legion birth.
day party was discussed and il
is to he held March 20 nj $50 at
the Legion hall. 1t will be a pot
luck supper with the dessert fur.
nishcd by the Auxiliary The
members Of both the Legion and
Auxiliary and their families are
urged to attend.
Miss Cook. chairman of the
cancer drive asked If the Aux.
iliary would sponsor \ film on
cancer in women. to be shown
TO all women interested in Brown.
ing This to be shown sometime
in April.
\ film was shown by Mrs. Don
Schmidt on Mexico. which was
the second study on our Pan.
American country
Being Community Service
month. the city council and police
force met with US and discussed
child delinquency IN Browning
and told what they thought the
Auxiliary could do to assist them.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs JrSSrpr. Mrs Morgan and
Mrs BarcuS
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-03-19
Council Takes First
Steps to License Dealers

| first OK'd by the Indian people
on the several reservations. or in
the case of organized Tribes. such
as the Blackfeet, either by their
duly elected Tribal Council or by
q general vote Of the members
of the Tribe. In the case of the
local reservation, a general meet.
ing of Tribe members was held,
and it was decided to delegate to
the Council full authority to act
on behalf of the entire Tribe.
The Council then decided to ap.
prove the program, and the mat.
ter then went to the Secretary
of the Interior for final action
Department approval came only
recently. and the preliminary ar.
rangcmcnts we're started.
| Further proceedings will re.
ruirc the issuance CT retail Ii.
ccnscs by the STATE Liquor Con-
troll Board. and then the Town
Council of Browning will have to
approve the applications and is.
sue licenses before sales can ac.
tually start in Browning
The State Board has set Fri.
day. April 18th, as the time for
passing on liccrsc applications.
and advertisements are being
published in this newspaper this
week for each applicant.
Whether or not there will be
a State Liquor Store established
in Browning has no, yet been
! officially decided, bu, i, is con.
! sidcred probable tina, such a store
viii he set up here In that case
it will again be the junction of
the State Liquor Con,rol Board
to appoint n manager
As none OF the lircn>c appl:
Giants can he sure they are
receive the necessary licenses IN
Ill final action is taken by The
State Board and Town Coun. IL
applicants will in all probability
, not he able to procure s..,aoir
i housing arrangements and Gin
lures for setting IN thcir places
Of business AT once. so il Will
be some time before the program
will he put into effect. However
all legal requirements have been
complied with. as far as tie pro
gram itself is concerned. and il
is now known definitely that the
sale of liquor on the reservation
in the very near future is 4 Ger.
tainty. although what impact the
program will have on the eco.
aOnic. cultural. social and cdu.
catiOnal life of the community is
not so certain
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-03-19
HENRY sAssFoRp. FORMER
G. N. AGENT HERE, DIES

Word was received here this
week of the death Of Henry Bass.
ford. who was Great Northern
depot agent in Browning during
the middle l940's. in Priest Riv.
rr. Idaho. nj age Of g.
BaSsford was raised in kaliS'
pcll. and entered the cmployc
Of the Great Northern in 1915
lie was n telegraph operator. and
rose to the rank Of depot agent
serving ri COram. Chcs or
Browning and other G. y. points
for u number Of years. III later
years II" had been serving as re-
lief agent. and spent some time
IN Browning just before the frs,
Of the year. following the dealt,
Of agent crOfford.
lie is survived by his widow
and one son and one daughter
Edgar and Elaine.
Masonic funeral services will
BE- held in Kalispcll on Friday
Of this week.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-03-19
MORE THAN MILLION
CHILDREN GET BENEFITS

In planning for the protcc.
ton Of his family. q worker
should remember that the Social
Security Act provides for month.
~ payments to his dependent
children in case of his death. "
Stanton S. Thompson. manager
Of the Great Falls. Montana so.
cial security office said this week.
More than q million children
under ID years Of age are now
receiving monthly social security
benefits" Thompson said. These
payments amounted To over 30
million dollars for the month of
July. 1883"
About 5000 of these children
arc dependents of mon or wO.
men over Is who are receiving
social security retirement pay.
mcntS. about 924 900 of them arc
receiving the payments because
their fathers or mothers have
died and had been working IN
jobs covered by social security"
"'rhc average monthly payment
to n child is S30.45 q month. The
maximum payable to q family
group Is SIGHTS 4 month. These
payments continue rs long as tho
child Is under Is and unmarried,
except for months IN which the
child earns more than SIS ~
work covered by social security"
Anyone desiring information
about childrcn's social security
benefits can contact Mr.. ThOnnp.
son on Thursday. March %. 1854
ut the browning Mercantile com.
pany between 10 and II am.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-03-19
:AESS CLUB PLAYERS HOLD
MEETING TUESDAY NIGHT

The Chess Club held an inter.
csiinc meeting on Tuesday eve
ming %; this week. at which time
Tom Mckeown came out with
first honorS. winning Tor his team
first place over the second string
con'cndcrs.
MckcOwn's high score brought
victory to the team headed by
Bill Bcrcovich over the second
team headed by Buck Prcunins.
or. The Bercovich team is com.
posed of Tom Kelly. Tom Nc.
keown and the leader. and the
other team members of the
Preuningcr squad are John Low.
en- and Douglas Kustcr. plus the
leader.
The club has been holding reg.
ular sessions through the winter
months. and many pleasant eve.
nings have been spent.
Checker player have not yet
come to the surface. but there is
some talk of matched games be.
tween addicts of that old.iimc
game.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-03-19
EDUCATORS ADDRESS
LATEST MASONIC MEET

At an open meeting held by
the Masonic lodge of Browning
last Monday night. Mr.. Tom kel.
ly and Mr.. Robert Harris, &C.
companied by Mr.. Philip Ward.
Jr. and Mrs. Tom McKcown. all
of the local high school, conduct
ed a program on the subject of
education.
Mr.. Kelly gave a very cnlisht.
ening and Informative talk in the
course of which he briefly out.
lined the progress of secondary
education in America. Principal
Kelly then presented a summary
of the cost accounting as II has
been found in recent years. lie
stressed that the percentage of
national income spent for second.
airy education has declined in the
past fifty years to about half of
what it was in 1900.
MIR. Kelly dealt with the gen.
cral aspects of high school cdu.
cation and the overall condition
that cOnfronts this country in its
efforts to maintain the standards
that must be met to be of value
in this rapidly changing world.
Mr.. Harris took up the discus
sion from the standpoint Of va.
catiOnal training as practiscd in
the secondary schools with en-.
phasis on the agricultural pro.
gram of our OMn school lie
stressed that high schools no
longer could consider themselves
as preparatory institutions for
college but with increased mum.
bers of students enrolled who
:Uvld net attend college. se"orh.
airy education must he prepared
10 offer competent vocational
training in order t. serve the
best Interest Of tmc country and
the pupils.
The members Of the Browning.
lodge felt that the meeting was
most worth while and that very
fine presentations Of little under.
stood conditions had been made.
The appreciation of the lodge
members was expressed 10 the
members Of the school faculty
for their company and their in.
spiratiOnal program by Acting
WOrshipful Master Don Schmidt.
who presided at the meeting.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-03-19
LIONS CLUB LADIES' NIGHT
OUTSTANDING SUCCESS

The Browning Lions Club held
a most interesting and enjoyable
Ladies Night meeting on Wed.
ncsday evening Of this week in
the Catholic church dining room,
at which time four new members
were indicted into the club; spc.
cial awards were presented mem.
bcrs for outstanding services. and
an excellent report was made by
Miss Ruth Venson from Mis-.
soula county. who had spent sew.
cral weeks in Sweden as an cx-
change student in the Information.
al Farm Youth Exchange pro-
gram.
Miss NcnSnn'S lecture was &C.
companicd by set of excellent
pictures taken on her trip to
Sweden. and gave an excellent
idea of living conditions in that
interesting country. She was as.
sisted by County Agent Bob
ROuSch.
\ lovely potluck dinner was
served by the wives of the club
members. and greatly enjoyed by
all those present. More than six.
~ members Of the club and their
guests were in attendance.
The four now members were
indicted in an impressive ccrc.
mony by Lion boa Schmidt. as.
sisted by Officers of the club
The new members are Tom Kc,
.Oe. Carl Arnoux. Benton Jun.
Az and Jason Dcvcrcaux.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-03-19
CORRECTION

An obvious error appeared ~
an article IN this newspaper la>'
week. IN which II Wa stated that
the amount of money usually ap
propriated by the GuNrrnmrur
for assistance to lnd,am school
students in the public >rhuul
was something over $3OOuGn and
Il was proposed To- reduce Tins
sum more than one hail FIN,
total sum mentioned was ton th,
whole assistance program and
the Blackfcct Tribe would ha,"
come IN for only their proper
ti0natc share. Fortunately. the
proposal TO reduce the apprnpri
alton has been eliminated. and
approximately the same amounts
will BE- available this year as In
former years.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-03-19
TUITION PAYMENT
is LONG OVERDUE

| The United States Bureau of
Indian Affairs through rs area
representatives. Paul FI"klnGrr.
! Fred TIavcrland, and Louise WI
berg met in Helena on Monday
! and Tuesday with Mary NJ Com
don, State Supt of Public In.
StructiOn. &. r. Anderson, Admnn
iStrativc Assistant. and X "
Rcrgan, Director of lnhlau At,
fairs to negotiate a long overdue
contract for the payment I'll iu-
itiOn of Indian children attending
public schools in Montana IN
fcrenceS of opinion as 10 met hnt
of payment and obligation i"1
payment were diverse and Varied
The Area Office cnn,rndrd tH:l
it was almost Impossible to :"
cure the requisite information
from the State SO that just con
tract could be established
A legal conflict Of considerable
dimension conferred around Just
what criteria should be used for
payment. The State Dcpar,m"n,
maintained that the amount of
tax exempt land should be the
factor while the Bureau Of In
dian Affairs affirmed that the
education of children was a con
stitutiOnal function of tn" STAT"
and that the Bureaus obligation
was only for that amount of mon
cy above what could be raised by
taxes
In the case Of Browning. the
Bureau took exception 10 the size
of the districts cash reserve and
the fact that Browning lax levy
is below the state alCrag" Con
Scuuently Brown!ng'> ,har, was
reduced from its requested "~,l-
mate Mr. Fickingcr stated that
when tax lcricS increase the Bur
eau will recognize greater
financial obligation to the .chO"l
district For maintenance" Of the
elementary schools Browning will
receive from the Federal guv"rI-
ment S25.0OO00: t"r ,ran>rortn,
ton and bus depreciation IN"
amour, will be 5000: for l"Ach-
or retirement. 1929 The amount
for school lunch i to be deter
mined by the list of needy pupils
The Bureau is firm IN I,> ,,and
that every person who can pay
for lunches. must pay
The Browning high school vii
receive Sll.0000O for this school
year
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-03-19
JUDGE PRAY SENDS TWO
TO FEDERAL PRISON

GREAT FALLS - Judge Char.
les y. Pray Friday found James
Little Dog. 20, and Calvin Boy,
40. guilty of rape. He sentenced
Little Dog to 10 years in fed.
eral penitentiary and ordered
Boy to serve 6.
The federal judge. in pronounc.
ing sentence, declared that "it
must have been plain to anyone
who heard the testimany." that
Little Dog and Boy were guilty
of rapins Edwina B. Makescold.
weather. Aug 6. 1858. at Brown.
ing.
Evidence indicated. Pray said.
that Little Dog was the leader
of the assault upon the 2O.year.
old Indian girl. The court found
that Little Dog raped her first.
then restrained the girl while
Boy. her uncle by marriage. rap.
ed her.
In view of this. the Judge cX.
planned. he sentenced Little Dog
to the longer term The case was
tried without jury.
Earlier. the two Indian men
, attempted in their testimony to
show that the girl had been
agreeable to the affair. They ad
mittcd using force to begin with
/ but commended she submitted to
them after a struggle.
, Their defense also tried to
prove they used insufficient force
legally to constitute rape. Court.
appointed defense attorneys vii.
liam &. Rai!cus and Emmett c.
:Angland called no other witness.
cS to the stand for the defense.
In summarizing the testimony
from his bench. Pray termed Miss
Observation-Disclosures AN unfortun.
ate girl. loaded with wine and
sick and weeping on the nigh,
of the assault.
Beyond a doubt. he declared
these two strong men raped hcl
with force and violence and with
out her consent"
krest Cyr. L. $. district Al,
tOrncy, prosecuted the case. In
thanking Raucus and .Angland for
serving as counsel for the de-
Tense. Pray commented that the
court finds it humiliating that
Congress has not seen fit to en-
act legislation that would provide
payment for your services.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-03-19
JAMES T. HARRISON IS
CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS

James T. Harrison. Malta al
torncy long prominent in north
crn Montana civic and political
circles. this week announced y"
will be a candidate for congress
from Montana's Second CEa>;rrrI
district in the 1854 rlcclIon
The Malta lawyer said he Will
soon file on the Rcpublirah tie
kct for the office now held ~
Rep. Wesley \. ID Ewar,. Rcpu"
lican. who has announced he Will
run for the L. S Senate ih!,
year.
Harrison was Phillips county ~.
torncy from 1919 to 1858. not
being a candidate for reelection
in 1852. and has been chairman
Of the Phillips County Rrpuh
lican Central committee for the
past IS years
In 1880. Harrison was district
governor Of Montana klWanl>
clubs and for many years has
been one of the most prominent
Montana leaders III tins widely
known service organization
\ resident OF Montana for more
than IS years. Harrison was born
and raised in lIanklnSon. y y
After graduating from the -
Paul College of Law. - Paul
Mimi. in 1926. he prac'lCrd law
in Mniot. y Oak for two years
In 1920 he came t. Glasgow :"
be court Stcnographcr for 'hr
late Judge John Hurry ~ tn, l1th
Judicial District which ncluir,
Valley and Phillips counties Tie
continued in the court rrp"rimmG
position until 1898 when he pun
chased the law practice ut thr
late John Trcsslcr III Nal'd
Harrison and his wife. l.raI3.
are the parents OF tvs" daughters
Beverly. Mrs Stanley lIuuld
whose husband with i!arI>"m ,I,.
crates 4 wheat farms near 'nW,n
and Barbara. Mrs Roman i lu>
lchcn. Jr. whose husband i 4
Malta pharmacist, and "t one >"u
Tommy. u student ~ Malta hI!h
school
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-03-19
ScoTlANOS HOME

Mr.. and Mrs. s. T.. Scotland
returned home Friday from q
seven weeks trip to the Sunny
South They spent most Of their
time at Phoenix. Ariz.. where the
temperature averaged - degrees
IN the month Of February.
They attended the Montana pic
mic where they saw many familiar
faces. Mr.. Scotland was on the
registration committee " h icl
gave him q chance to contact
most Of the people IN attend.
Wc NJ the picnic.
They visited Mr.. and Mrs. +.
v. Getty. and Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
,usc. former residents Of
:. ,Vw ming. at Phoenix.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-03-19
J. e. CODY DIES SUDDENLY

J. r.. Cody. an expert Linotype
operator who assisted the pub.
Usher of this newspaper for Scv
cral weeks when this newspaper
changed ownership last summer.
died in Shelby on Monday morn.
ing Of this week. lie had been
working for the Shelby Promoter
until he was taken III 4 few weeks
arc
Cody had worked for the pub.
Usher Of this paper in Chester
for 4 number Of years. coming
to Chester from Mitchell. South
Dakota. lie later worked on q
newspaper in Port Orchard.
Washington. where his wife died
about three years ago.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-03-19
TRIBAL DELEGATES
GIVE final REPORT

a large crowd of members of
the Blackfcet Tribe gathered at
the American Legion hall on
Tuesday afternoon of this week.
to listen to a report brought back
from Washington by members of
the delegation who had repre-
scented the Tribe at several meet.
ings and hearings in the capital
city.
Leo Kcnncrly. Tiff Mckay. and
other officers of the Council
made detailed reports of proceed.
ings at the various hearings, and
gave interesting accounts Of what
TRANSFERRED while they were in
Washington. ID. c. Dave Higgins.
president of the Intcr.Tribal
Council. who attended the Wash.
ingtOn hearings. also gave his
version of the proceedings. and
what may be expected. All mem.
bers of the delegation took part
in the discussions.
Many questions were asked by
different members of the Tribe.
and when the meeting closed
most of those attending were
we'll informed of just what took
place at the many important
meetings and hearings. and what
the general outlook for the peO.
pie of this reservation may be.
so far as the representatives
could forecast.
There was little additional in.
formation of Importance produc.
cd at tho meeting other than the
rather detailed report that was
published in The Glacier Report.
or last week.
No additional information has
been received relative to the pro.
cccdingS between the attorneys
for I.,lcicn Cullen and the Tribe.
which are supposed to be in prog
rcss in Washington. concerning
the progress of negotiations on
the So.called Cullen proposals.
II was reported at the meeting
that the proposed cut in govern.
mcnt funds for education pur.
poses on tho several reservations
would not be- put into effect. and
that the appropriation for these
purposes would remain approx.
inatcly the same for the current
year as they were last year. This
GU; was strongly protested At a
l.raria. Before the Indian de
!,artmcW.. ard i late report states
the appropriations will not be
10 ;urcd materially. This was
lptd Cw> :ur those Interested
!. t"r rd'"..iinl program u" this
lT..,..Na,i. !.
II will VI some time before any
results are announced pertaining
to til" different hills in Congress
aimed at altering governmental.
dian relationships. Several bills
are now pending. intended to
change many existing practices.
most of which were stOutly OPP.
posed by representatives from the
Blackfcct reservation and other
reservations throughout the coun.
try These hearings attracted
much attention by senator's and
representatives from states where
Indian reservations are located.
and the bills proposing the most
radical changes are expected to
meet much opposition when the
bills reach the floor Of the house
and senate. IL they are not killed
in committee sessions. Final re-.
suits will not he known for some
time.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-03-19
CONGRESSIONAL PENSIONS

The Senate passed. by q 8i.30
v..,c. q IiOusc approved bill to
iibcralizr pensions for all mem.
hers Of Congress and their en-.
plOyccs. overriding q protest Ivy
senator william tR.DcD that Il
amounted to q $1,000 bonus for
each participant. Senator vii.
lians estimated Il would cost the
nation 81 ,2O0. 900 = year.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-03-19

Al Spcclil mectlnB OF inc
Blacktcct Tribal Council. held in
the Council room at the main
offices building Tuesday morn.
ing of this week, further steps
were taken in the program of
setting up a system of legalized
sale of Intoxicating liquors on the
Blackfeet Indian reservation.
OF most importance was the
selection of four applicants. out
of total of seven filed. for pref.
erence recommendation to the
Montana Liquor Control Board.
which agency has the final say as
to who is to be assigned the four
permissible licenses to be final.
!y issued. Approval by the
Browning Town Council will al.
so be necessary before the Ii.
censcS are finally granted. ON APP.
plicants from Browning
Two out of four applications
from East Glacier were voted
preference recommendations for
East Glacier, and Hugh Black,
who is completing a Swanky new
motel and cabins establishment
at St. Mary's. was recommended
for a license at that point.
Two Offprcmisc permits for re.
tail sale of beer were recommend.
cd for Browning Buttrcy's
Foods. Inc. and Fred Boss Tri.
bal Store.
The method Of voting was by
written ballot. each member of
the Council voting for four of
the seven applicants from Brown.
ing. ard the four receiving the
highest number of votes were ad.
judged the preference candidates.
the one receiving the highest
number of votes taking the No.
! position. and SD on down To the
fourth highest.
The same method WI. used in
selecting preference approval on
the four East Glacier applica.
tons.
AS . result of the ballOting, the
preference rcconmc n d alton S
went 10 the following. in the
order named: Browning - Mrs.
Brian Connolly. Fred and Lcona
Conway. Wright ". l!"gcrty and
Vera Minyard.
Fast Glacier Wayne Brink,
man and George Edkins. first.
and Lloyd I.utz. second.
The Council also passed a rcso.
luton rccommcn ding that in case
one or more of the applicants
appearing on the approved lis,
be rejected for any cause by the
Montana Liquor Control Board,
the following. order Of preference
should govern in selecting n sub.
stitutc or substitutes: Paul liar.
wood. Thomas Rodgers. Jr.. Joe
Lewis. and Margarc, Walters.
State Liquor Store
The Council also passed a rcso.
luton recommending TO the State
Liquor Control Board and the
Governor of the State of Mon.
tana that in the event a State
Liquor Store is established in
Browning n member Of the Tribe
be appointed store manager. il
an acceptable candidate has an.
piled. and in any event the man.
ascr to be a resident of Brown.
ing.
Retail Program Soon
The above outline Of the pro.
rccdings Of the Blackfcct Tribal
Council Is one of the prclininary
steps looking to the final cstab,
lishmcnt of the program for
lcgalizcd sale of Intoxicating
liquors on the reservation. Las,
year the national congress pass
cd n bill permitting tic sale ot
liquor on reservations where ap
bro,al Of Stic,, n nrnur,n, v,s
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-03-19
HIGH SCHOOL PLAY

The high school play to be
presented by the Thespians and
Dramatecrs will be at the school
building Friday evening of this
week. A fine program is assur.
ed. and large attendance OK
pectcd.