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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-16
Orchardists Urged
To Fight Blight

Fire blight on apple and pear
trees was q serious disease in
Maryland last summer and any
one who had trees damaged is
undoubtedly anxious to do any
thing he can to prevent similar
trouble next year.
Graduating cankers which har-
Dor the bacteria is one proven.
tive measure that can be done
during December or one of the
following winter months when
the trees are dormant.
In fact, the dormant season is
the best time for removing cank-
ers, according to University of
Maryland Extension plant pathoI-
ogist DR.. L. o. Weaver. There
is less danger of spreading bac-
terra if the job is done now" he
explains.
Cankers may be eradicated by
cutting off the dead limbs en-
tirely, or by cutting around a
canker and scraping out the dis
eased bark. Smaller branches
should be cut four inches back
from the visible canker margin
to be sure all tissue containing
bacteria has been removed.
Bacteria which cause fire
blight are spread from hold-over
cankers to opening blossoms by
insect and rain. Insects and rain
also spread bacteria from dis
eased blossoms to terminals and
other new growth.
"The amount of fire blight in
1855 will be influenced by the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-16
Home Nursing
Course Started
By Red Cross

The Montgomery County Red
Cross will start classes in Home
Nursing on January 10, and II.
The classes are from 10 am. to
1890, Mrs. A. V. Amman and
Mrs. C. H. Emery will be the in
structors.
All women, especially mothers
and grandmothers, should take
these classes because practical
ideas are presented for use in a
sick room. Also the student is
taught how to make patient
comfortable without having to
buy expensive equipment, such
as: making a bed-rest out of a
carton, bedroom slippers out of
newspapers, a robe out of a
blanket, and breakfast tray out
of a paper carton.
The training consists of III
hours and includes training for
Civil Defense as Nurses Assist
ants. @
Registration can be made by
calling the Montgomery County
Red Cross-JUniper 8-2515.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-16

He offers these suggestions TO,
farm engines and similar poweI
units, which need special atten
ton:
Drain the crankcase while
the engine is hot, then refill
with clean Oil. Replace the Oil
filter, and put fresh Oil in the
air cleaner after a thorough
scrubbing.
Protect valves and cylinders
by pouring a top lube valve
Oil through the carburetOr. If
You do not have a special valve
oil pour a tablespoon of regu-
lar engine oil through each
spark plug opening and then
crank the engine several times
to coat all surfaces.
Drain the fuel tank and car
buretor, because gas may gum
UP strainers over winter. Also
cover air intake and exhaust
pipes to keep out rain and
nests of birds and mice.
Unless you use anti-freeze,
drain the cooling system. Do
not overlook any drain cocks
on the radiator and block;
some models have a separate
drain on the water pump.
Bearings freeze up easily or
grain and fertilizer drills unless
an extra special cleaning job i:
done on Them" Gienger contin
ues. After thoroughly hosing
down the drill and letting it dry
apply all purpose grease to al
bearings and rust preventative tc
all implanted parts"
Here are other winter precau
tons, especially for machinery
that has to be left outdoors:
Block up so tires and metal
are off the ground. Remove all
grass and chaff. Grease roller
and ball bearings, being careful
not to blow grease seals. Spray
or brush sheet metal surfaces
and adjusting levers, latches,
bolts and nuts with a rust pre-
tentative compound (don't use
old motor oil-it's apt to wash
off. Clean combine diapers or
canvas and store in a mouse
proof place.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-16

further aid in efficient turkey
production" Rice says.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-16

ing and using these winter fav-
oriteS.
First look for squash that are
heavy for their size and have a
hard, firm flesh with no blem-
ishes or cuts. When you get them
home, store the squash in a cool
dry place. If they are cut, wrap
in waxed paper or aluminium
foil and store in the refrigerator.
You will find that a small to
medium acorn squash is usually
just right for two servings. A
serving of one-half cup of squash
will give the average adult their
daily vitamin A requirement &C.
cording to nutritional needs, says
Miss Coblentz.
An easy way to cook acorn
squash is to cook it right in its
own shell. Halve it, remove the
seeds and stringy portion, and
place cut side down in a shallow
pan with just enough water to
cover the bottom of the pan.
Steam for 35 minutes at 350' F.
until almost tender. Then turn
cut side up, brush with butter,
sprinkle with salt and add one
tablespoon of honey or brown
sugar. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes.
For a tasty filling, fill the
squash centers with hot apple
sauce and garnish with jelly. Or
fill the centers with Drowned
sausage links or sausage balls.
Serve the squash in the shell,
and let each person scoop out the
soft pulp himself.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-16

grasshoppers and other injurious
insects. Sings at night as well as
in day time and in most any kinds
of weather, and every month of
the year, and also when on the
wing. Its adaptability has resulted
in an increase in this justly popular
sparrow over vast region. Can
survive fairly cold winter weather.
MANAGEMENT: Little can be
done, except what has been done in
legal protection, to increase the
numbers of this little feathered
friend; protecting the nests where
possible will help.
VALUE: Cherished for its pleasant
manner and delightful song. 1t is
also valuable for. it's destruction of
injurious insects and weed seeds;
probably 65 to 1000 of food is
composed of seeds.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-16

RANGE: Breeds from Canada to
Southern Virginia; winters from
Massachusetts, to Florida and Gulf
Coast; common over all Maryland.
DESCRIPTION: A small, more or
less rufous brown bird about 61a
inches long, with large black spot
on a streaked breast; a wagging
tail, grayish lines through crown
and over one eye; black spots on
tips of greater wing-coverts.
BREEDING: Lays from A to 6
eggs which may be grayish, green
ish or blush, but in any case with
brown spots or splotches. Nests
generally on ground, but occasion
ally in bushes; likes to be near
water; may raise two or more
broods annually.
HABITS: Food mostly seeds, also
eats cutworms, cabbage worms,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-16
Now is Time to
Get Flock Chicks

If the order for your spring
replacement flock chicks has not
already been placed, the matter
should be taken care of imme-
diately.
And a good thing to keep in
mind while doing the purchasing
is this bit of advice from DR..
Clyne S. Shaffner of the Univer-
sity of Maryland poultry depart
ment: Remember that the de-
cision you make now relative to
the source of your chicks will in
fluence markedly the profit of
next years operations. This is
one case in which the price
should not be the first considera.
ton. High quality stock should
be secured even though it may
cost slightly more"
The soundness of this advice
becomes apparent if we consider
some typical figures on cost and
production. Assume that medi-
OGRE straight run chicks cost $50
per hundred, and chicks from a
high producing strain cost $50
per hundred.
If an egg producer buys three
straight run chicks for each pull
let desired in the fall, then the
pullets from the high producing
strain would cost approximately
80 cents more than those from
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-16

increased more than 100 percent
from 1895 to 1858, compared with
increases of % percent for pork
and II percent for beef. While
this increase in consumption was
going on, farm prices of turkeys
advanced only 81 percent while
hog prices advanced 1874 percent
and beef prices 257 percent.
"The turkey industry made
this progress because growers
learned how to produce more eff
ficiently and marketing methods
were improved" Rice says.
There are good prospects for
continued Improvements in eff
cheney and marketing, so it is my
belief that the industry will con-
tinue to progress"
OF course, the Extension spe-
cialist does not predict a profit
able future for every turkey pro-
ducer. Those turkey producers
who strive to meet reasonable
production efficiency standards
will have distinct advantages in
the future over those who do not
use such Standards" he says.
"In other words, growers should
have high production goals.
The principal standards by
which production efficiency can
be measured are "a rate, of
growth of stock used, (2) feed
conversion (the pounds of feed
necessary to produce a pound of
turkey and go disease and NOR
tality rates.
1t is difficult at the present
time to set a definite goal for
the rate of growth of stock used.
Rice says, however, that turkey
performance tests now underway
in some states should give much
needed information on the stock
of turkey breeders entered in
those tests.
Meanwhile, growers should
use every precaution to secure
stock bred for the highest growth
rate, highest INABILITY and best
carcass quality possible"
More definite goals are sug
gested for feed conversion and
disease and mortality rates.
The goal for broiler-type tur-
keys such as Beltsville Whites is:
Three pounds of feed required
per pound of gain in producing
birds averaging (both sexes)
eight pounds at 16 weeks of age,
with only four percent mortality.
The goal for large-type birds
such as Broad Breasted Bronze
is: Four pounds of feed required
per pound of gain in producing
birds averaging (both sexes) 20
pounds at &c weeks of age, with
five percent mortality.
These goals are offered with
due consideration given to the
production know-how and quality
of birds that are available to-
day, and to the prospects of flu
ture developments which will
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-16

and unusually good buys this
year. The price per pound of big
birds in many areas is less than
that of small sizes. This season
the price spread has been unus-
ually wide-as much as or even
more than 10 cents a pound diff
ference in some localities.
Therefore, if you have an oven
large enough to cook a big bird
AMID refrigerator or freezer space
for keeping it, either before cook
ing or after when partially used,
you should actually find a large
turkey an inexpensive buy in
poultry meat.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-16
Home Expert
Gives Safety
Suggestions

This is the season for thinking
of festive holiday decorations
Trimming the Christmas tree
filling the doorway with ever
= greens, hanging green wreaths ir
the windows and on the door al
help to make the holiday bright
and CHEEKY.
. Yet unsafe decorations can
cast a spell of unhappiness about
your household, warns jeanne
Reitz, home management special.
list, University of Maryland Elk
tension Service.
The specialist suggests that
while you plan your holiday dec
orations, you consider taking ade-
quate safety precautions. One
thing you can do it to make your
evergreens fire resistant. Here's
how to do it:
In a basin or water pail mix
solution of a gallon of warm
water, a cup of bOric acid pow
der and IL, cups of bOrax. Stir
until dissolved.
Next, dip evergreen branches
into the solution and wet them
thoroughly. When they dry,
you'll have safer as well as
pretty decorations.
You can also lessen the risk
of a Christmas tree fire by spray
ing your tree with the same solu-
ton in a spray gun. Another pre-
caution is to keep the tree in
plenty of water so that it can
drink and stay as fresh as pos
sible. Check the water supply
each day.
Then, use common sense with
respect to using candles, and be
sure that your tree lights are in
good repair.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-16
Bake Acorn Squash
For Vitamin A

Acorn squash, the popular win
ter squash, is plentiful on the
winter market. This dark green
squash with deep ridges which
sometimes takes on an orange
color during storage, can be kept
at home several weeks or more.
Nutritionist Janet CoblentZ,
University of Maryland Exten-
sion Service, gives tips for buy
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-16
Lists Steps Needed
To Save Machines

"a good rust preventative and
a little elbow grease on farm
machinery now will save head
aches and repair bills next
spring." says University of Mary
land Extension agricultural en-
gineer, Guy Gienger.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-16

the low producing strain. With
egg prices at so cents per dozen,
the more expensive pullet would
only have to lay eight extra eggs
to more than pay for her addi.
tional cost.
Experience has shown that
well-bred pullets often lay 25 or
even so eggs more per bird than
pullets from mediocre stock.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-09-17

a six man jury found n man
guilty of interfering with an ar.
resting officer a nigh, or SO ago.
First time it's happened in -
years. Who says there Is no JUS.
ticc In this old world
Be careful q you make your
footprints In ths sand OF time.
lest YOU leave only the marks Of
. heel.
Along that same line. heard a
story of q couple of boys taking
a small item-Si0.O00 worth of
trailer. No charge. of course. as
far rs grand larceny Is concern.
cd. Understand the FBI is too
busy.
Sign on . pasture fence read.
Ing "eswsrs Of Gull" sounds
like . timely warning 70 81
voters.
Heard how many musicians We
have budding up at the school
a child couldn't spend It's time
any better than In music.
Science says me human lew 10
shrinking In size - but w. not
from lack Of exercise.
Got only one question. When
they clicked Pete Dcsi,osicr at
90 pounds was he dry or soaking
wet?
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-09-17
Local Teachers
Attend VOID Meet

Tomas Kelly. Browning High
School principal. and II. ". liar.
ris local vocational agriculture
teacher. were among the more
than 200 Montana teachers and
administrators who attended the
9Th annual Montana vocational
education conference and work.
shop at MissOula. Angus, - To
%. The conference was attended
by workers in six fields of voca.
tional education. They are: agri.
culture. distributivc education.
guidance. home economics. trade
and industry and veterans agri.
culture.
The following day of the con.
ference was occupied with a pan.
cl discussion by former students
Of vocational education who
went directly into their field of
cndcavOr following graduation
from high school. They discussed
the value Of vocational education
to them and also gave recon-.
mcndations for improvements
that could be made.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-09-17
Joseph Martin
Speaks Monday

Joe Martin. Speaker of the
House of Representatives, will
arrive by plane at the Cut Bank
airport Monday afternoon, Sept.
20.
lie will make Cut Bank his
major appearance stop in Mon.
tana with an address to be de-
livcrcd at dinner sponsored by
the Glacier County Republican
Central Committee. The dinner
will start at Z p. m. at the Pres.
bytcrian church.
Those desiring ticket rescrva.
tons are urged to contact Vic
Overcast in Cut Bank. Tickets
are $3.50 each.
To accord Martin welcome
and to join Republicans from
over the state will be members
Of the State Republican Central
Committee, National Committee,
Governor Aronson. Ii. Gov.
George Gosman. and other state
office holders. state candidates.
Wesley D'Ewart. candidate for
United States Senator and an
old friend of Martin. Orvin
Flare. candidate for Congress.
and Winfield Page of Missoula.
candidate for Congress from the
Western District.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-09-17
Junior Fair
Huge Success

The Browning Junior Fair
proved itself even more success
full this year than in 1858, &C.
cOrding to information released
this week by Extension Agent
VIM. Corkins. Entries iotallcd
53l which was an increase of
1853 over last year.
FLA entries tOtalled 80, with
SO entered in farm shop, nine in
livestock and poultry and 20 in
garden and crops.
In All entries - registered for
handicraft and electrical, 80 in
livestock and poultry, ia for
garden and crops. 80 in the foods
department and 1873 for clothing.
This was total of 449 entries in
the All department.
a total of 10 boys entered into
the various rOdcO acts, accord
ing to information released by
Robert Harris.
Officials were Fred Van Heu-
ser, arena director; Mrs. Bernice
Lewis, timer and scorer; Bill
Corkins, sound system and a.
wards; Ted Pcndergrass and
Earl Duncan, pickup men: vii.
bur Meineke. calf chute: Carl
Guardipee and Martin Connolly.
roping and bareback judges:
Johnny Walters. chute boss and
George Wippart. Jr.. and Lloyd
Wippart. chute helpers.
The horses were furnished by
George Wippart. Sr. Cows and
calves came from Lester John.
son and Henry Parsons.
Eleven boys scored in the con.
test for all.arOund. Merlin Ra.
cine. Browning. rackcd up lOi,
points to edge Vern Kuka. Va.
lier, and Bill Nauman. Conrad,
who tied with 10. !iuka took sec,
ond place Oh a coin flip to break
the tie.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-09-17
indians Host
To CT Central

It will be football in Browning
tonight with Great Falls Central
as the opposition. Game time is
called at 8 p. m.
The Great Falls aggregation
will be opening Class B confer.
ence play. They downed Ana.
conda Central last week end by
a 27-6 count in a non-confcrencc
game.
Browning will be trying to get
into the win column in their sec.
ond league game. Dopesters are,
however, picking the Mustangs
to win.
The locals dropped their first
game of the season to Cut Bank S
Wolves In a contest played at
Cut Bank by a 81. 6 count.
Browning, outweighed by the
starting eleven. found them get.
ting even bigger as the game
wore on.
The Indians trailed the Cut
Bank outfit by a 1876 count at
half time. The roof fell in the
second period as the alertness
of the Wolves enabled them to
take advantage of scoring opor.
tunities.
Outstanding for the Browning
cause was the job turned in by
Tom Walsh at quarter and Gene
Cobell at full. Line action was
good for an opener and to the
boys down there in the dirt we
give q nod. Walsh scored the
Browning tally in the second
quarter. racing 20 yards to pay
dirt In q quick opening play that
worked perfectly.
In other Class B conference
contests last week end, Fort Ben.
ton downed Sunburst. 1876 and
Shelby won from Chotcau by a
20.7 margin.
Coach Preuningcr has given
the following names and weights
Of the local squad and positions
the men play.
Left end, Ed Livermore at l4O
and Mike Little Dog at l25: Left
tackle, Leonard Fontaine at $50,
Orvill Goss, ITO: Left guard, Ed
Mills, 40; Center, Don Hamm,
l3S; Right guard. Norman Pres.
ton. 40: Righi tackle. Gary
Douglas. 40: Right end, Mead
Arn0ux. al.
Backs are Pete DesRosier al
Quarter. 90: Full, Gene Cobcll,
100: Right half. Tom WEIGH. 40;
Left half. Howard Pepion, 100.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-09-17
Referendum Election 0K's
Minerals to Allottees

By vote of 8l8 to l76 Black
feet Indian voters at Tuesdays
special referendum election IA
vored the referendum proposin,
legislation by the Congress Of
the United States which will
grant mineral. rights including
coal, oil and gas in land allotted
on and after June 80. 1919, (Stat.
L-3-l6>, including fIomcstcads, to
the original allottcc, or if such
allottee is deceased. to his heirs.
Two other proposals contained
in a second referendum ballot.
one proposing the construction
of new Tribal Council building
and the other the construction
of a rccrcational center, the lat
ter at cost of $4,000. were re-
jcctcd by overwhelming MAORI
ties.
A third proposal for the draft
ing of an ordinance by the Tri-
bal Council to exclude from the
Tribal rolls any child born on
the Blackfeet Reservation with
less than one.cighth degree of
Blackfeet Indian blood and to
exclude from the Tribal rolls any
Blackfeet Indian born out of the
territorial limits of the Black
feet Indian Reservation. was
withdrawn from the ballot as a
result of meeting of the Tribal
Council Monday.
The proposal for building
new Tribal office building was
opposed by 895 voters. with 81
favOring it.
The proposed construction of
recreati0nal center was oppos.
ed by 723. with 239 favoring it.
The total vote cast in the ten
polling places of the four dis
ltricts Browning. Seville.
Heart Butte and Old Agency -
was 1919. Compared with other
elections of the Blackfect Tribe
since the inception of similar
events under the Whecler.How.
ard Act bac!. IN the l930S Tues
days was quite as impressive as
any of them.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-09-17
Starr School Enrolls
Total Of 81 Pvpi)s

a total Of 20 pupils arc enroll.
cd In the Starr School. being
taught this year by Jason Dcvc.
rcaux. Jr., and Lillian Lear.
Bernard White Grass has been
elected president. Other Officers
arc Ernest Kicking Woman, vice
president: Ella Mac Dusty Bull,
Scc'y.Trcasurcr and Gloria Dus.
" Bull as librarian and reporter.
Angelina Old Person will be
the cook and Phillip NJ. Scllcwi
Il tho truant officer and cnsi.
ticcr.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-09-17
Tribal Council Addresses
Letter to Asst. Secretary

Reservation into non. n d a n
hands.
Your policy also prevents the
Tribe from taking lands ut q fair
appraised valuation from In.
dams indebted to the Tribe. in
settlement on their debt and Is
thus is causing the Tribe finan.
cial loss and hardship. Many in.
dividual Indians are willing to
transfer their land to the Tribe
but do not wish their land to 60
into nOn.lndian or white owner.
ship. We feel that the Tribe
should be allowed to accept land
at its fair appraised and market
value in satisfaction of debts of
individuals to the Tribe. Your
policy tends to liquidatc the In.
dian Reservation. and do by In.
direction. that which treaties be.
tween the United States and the
Tribe prevent and forbid you
from doing.
(c) When supervised sales are
held at the request Of the indi.
vidual Indian. and supervised
sales should not be held other.
wise. the Blackfcct Tribe should
have q preference right to meet
the high bid offered for any land
and To purchase said land In pre-.
ference to an individual. and par.
ticularly a n0n.lndian. The lands
SO purchased by the Blackfcct
Tribe should be retained In a
trust status and tax exempt.
2. TRIBAL BUILDINGS
In the case Of the Blackfcct
Nation vs.. United States 81 c..
G.. lOl u035) In which the con.
structiOn expense Of these build.
ings was charged rs an offset
against the Tribal recovery the
Blackfcct Tribe owns certain
buildings.
tO Where Is the rent money
from tho buildings?
CD What Is the Government
going 10 do about the wrecked
buildings Il turned back to the
Tribe?
by all ordinary standards Of
law. equity. and morality. q
building constructed on Indian
lands as a "gratuity" to Indians,
for which Indians have subsc.
qucntly been charged Through
offsets against tribal rcc0vcrics
In claims cases.. belongs to the
Indians concerned. At least
theirs Is the basic equity In such
q building. But when the Black.
feet Indians insisted on making
use Of such buildings. or at
least collecting the rents. which
are paid by the employees who
live In these buildings and which
government officials now nut In.
to government accounts, they
were threatened by jealous Blu.
rcau employees with arrest and
even. In the case Of one tribal
employee. with death. Eventual.
~ the Bureau agreed that the In.
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