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The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-05-14
Interest RISES IN
TRIBAL ELECTION

Much interest is being shown
in the special election to be held
on the Blackfcct Indian Rcscrv-
alton on Tuesday. June 18th,
when the members of the Black
feet tribe will 60 to the polls
and elect thirteen members of
the Tribal Council to serve for
the coming two years.
Closing time for filing nomiH.
alton papers by candidates has
been set for five o'clock pm.
Tuesday, May 81. Any member of
the tribe is eligible to file for Of
flee. but will be required to pay
filing fee of ten dollars. and
file his or her nominating petit
ton with the clerk of the Tribal
Council on or before the May 81
dcadlinc.
The reservation is divided into
four districts. with the following
representation from each dis
trict: Browning. four represent.
ativcs; Seville, three; Old Agen-
cy, three, and Heart Butte. three.
Each candidate must be a resi-
dent of the district from which
he is candidate. but members
from the entire reservation will
vote on all candidates. irrespec-
tive of the district from which
the candidate has filed On the
ballots the names of candidates
will be listed from the several
districts. and the ones receiving
the highest number of votes cast
by all members of the tribe will
be declared elected.
The polls will be open from
800 o'clock am. until 600 o'clock
pm. Location of polling places
will be announced later. but it
is understood these voting places
will be in the places used in for.
mer elections so far as possible.
Up until Wednesday afternoon
five candidates had filed their
nominating petitions. but it is
understood that many more will
declare their candidacy. file their
nominating petitions and start
their campaigns in the near fu,
ture. Those filing up to Wednes
day were Chas. E. Guardipec
Robert LaFromboise and Tom
HARDWOOD. from the Old Agency
district: Joe Iron Pipe of Heart
Butte district. and Art Pcrrinc,
of the Seville Flats district.
Present members of the coun.
Gil. all of whose terms expire
this year. are Brian Connolly.
Tiff Mckay. Angus Monroe. Viii
liam Spanish. Charles Guardipec.
Charles Dcvcrcaux. William Buf.
falo Hide. Francis Bullshoe. G..
II. kipp. Leo NJ. kcnnerly. John
Sharp. Peter Vicllc and Fred
| Grant.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-05-14

Mir. and Mrs. Black will be as.
sisted in the operation of their
St. Marys resort facilities by four
of their youngsters. Expansion
of facilities by Mr.. Black has
been in line with the increased
travel through out national park
since the opening of the Going
to the Sun Highway in 1884.
Mr.. McCrae has included a
concrete promenade deck 8 feet
wide on the east side of the new
building and l6 foot promen.
ade deck on the north side. 9th.
er features of interest are in the
complete clcctrification of the
building and the fire prevention
facilities. 1t has been necessary
to include a small sub.station
that would be equivalent to the
furnishing Of electricity to a large
section of any town. since the
building is heated by electricity
and ali commercial cooking. etc
was planned for electricity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Black have stated
that the rest Of the St. Mary's
resort will continue in operation
rs usual and the entire organic
alton will be in operation for tn,
opening Of the Glacier Nationa
Park season when their staff O
over 100 employees arrives fol
the summer.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-05-14
40 Rounds Of Boxing
Scheduled for Saturday

What will probably be the best
boxing card held in Browning
this year will be staged in the
high school gym on Saturday
evening Of this week. May Is. it
has been announced by Erncs,
Gray. manager and trainer of the
Browning Boxing Club.
There will be ten preliminary
bouts by boys weighing between
80 and $50 pounds, including
young boxers from Browning.
CardSton. Great Falls. and Shcl.
by. The scmifinal bout will be
between George West Wolf. OF
Browning. and Emil Small Face.
Of Cardston. in the l35.pound
class.
The main bout of the evening
will be between Francis La
Plantc. Of Browning. and George
Good Striker. Of Cardston. in the
l47.pound classification.
Advance sale of tickets indi.
cate large crowd. Mr.. Gray
states. and q first class show Is
assured.
Special Prizes Offered
4 number Of Browning bust.
ness and professional men. rs
we'll as other citizens. have ar.
ranged To present z number Of
gifts to the boxers as n special
token of their appreciation to
the young athletes. Following IS
list Of the donors. and others
may be added before the show
{ 4 T. Cafe. F.va's Clothing
Store. Holland Barber Shop. Ola.
cicr Drug Store. Tcgrn Barber
Shop. Ycgcn Hotel. iIinkclS
Store at Babb. Glacier Reporter.
Bells Jcwclry Store. Starr Ser.
vice Station. Bcck's Sporting
Goods. Aubcrt Rooming House.
Vineyards Bar. Vineyards Clean.
crS.
Faught's Clothing Store. Angus
Monroe Ranch. Leo Obrroslrr
Service. Glacier Studio. Elbra
Higgins Store. Fred Grant. cOun.
Gilman; Vim. Buffalo Hide. coun.
Gilman; Leo NJ. kcnncrly, roun.
! Gilman; llelcn's Beauty Shop.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-05-14
indian WARDS UNDER S. CONTROL
IN RESERVATION GRIMES, SAYS COURT

HELENA - Indian wards with.
in the external boundaries of
their reservations are under the
exclusive jurisdiction of their
guardian. the federal govern.
mcnt. in regard to all crimes
recognized and made applicable
to Indian country by Congress.
the Montana Supreme Court rul.
ed this week.
The opinion. written by Justice
r. Y. Bott0mly and concurrcd in
by all other members of the
court. directed the dismissal Of
an information against William
l.. Bokas filed in the 18th Judicial
District charging BOkas commit.
ted the crime Of forgery and
passed 4 81. so check at 4 Poplar
store.
The federal courts have held
there can hr no divided juriS.
diction" over Indian wards. Bot.
tOmly wrote. and since there was
no dispute REGARDING the facts Of
the case the sole question was
whether the state or federal
courts had control.
Evidence showed BOkas Is 4
member Of the Sioux tribe who
has not rccri. ed title To his nj.
lottcd land and that the town
Of Poplar Is within tho external
boundaries of the Fort Peck res.
crvation although the lot on
which the crime Is alleged to
have been committed no longer
Is held by ,lr tribe or by n ward
Indian.
Justice Albert Angstman con.
cured In the decision solely on
tho grounds that previous mai.
GRITTY opinions Of the court had
held to the same theory despite
his disscntS and thus had become
established law in the state.
Not Immediately dctrrminablc
was whether this weeks decision,
would b. conclusive IN a lcavin.!
scheduled before the high court
May Is In whirh Moses Paul. a
Flathcad Indian ward. seeks Ia
prohibit the Lake County District
Court from tr,iag hin, on charg.
cs Of failing to render assistance
to n victim Of m automobile nc
cidcnt. on tho grounds that he
already has been tried and fined
In n tribal court on the same
set Of facts.
The Supreme Court Wcdncs
day also reversed two Park COun
" District Court judgments tina,
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-05-14

Mr.. Hugh Black, of ST Mary's
Junction at the east entrance to
Glacier National Park, is cstab,
fishing his twenty-third season o.
operation of the St. NIary's camp
by the opening of a new s,ruc,
ture to accommodate the travel.
ers visiting Glacier National
Park.
With q cost in the neighbour
hood of $3.50. 10000. this will be
one of the best buildings to be
built adjacent to the national
park. There will be 10000 fee,
of disable floor space in this we'll
designed addition. Mr.. Donald
McCrae was the designer and has
supervised the construction dur.
ing the winter months. Use of
natural finish wood has been
made throughout with knotty red
cedar paneling inside and red
cedar siding on the outside. FIX,
tensive use of glass areas has
been included in construction
features in order that none OF
the picturesque mountain setting
may bc lost to the occupants.
The dining rooln HM be thirt!
feet by eighty feet and the din
ers will be able to view the en-
tire panorama Of the Upper St
Mary's valley. The elevation o
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-05-14
Three Births at BIackfeei
Hospital This Week
Pafienfs Cvrfcntly Aespitaliied:

Patients Currently t1oSptsSVi1eo:
Annie Bull Child. Emery. Char.
lcnc and Roger Everybody Talks
About. Betty Jean Sherman. lisa
bell BoS,wirk. Mary Bull Calf.
Jeanette cadot,c. Francis Nicllc.
Eugene Charles Heavy Runner.
Patients Discharged This Week:
Roy Little Bull. Susie Bear
Child. John Running Fisher. Jr
Charles Dciiochr. Gary Douglas
Helen Ice Augarr. Robin GoSS
Elizabeth ltacinc. Harry llorn
LcOta plumisrr. MaviS Stone. Ra
mona Running Rabbit. Garry Sa
lois. Mary Hail. Carrie Old Per
son. Thomas rrpion. Sharon Rec
Wis. John Calf Boss Ribs.
Births:
Baby Girl RryviS. Baby 30!
! Cadottc. Baby Boy Stone.
Deaths Nonr.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-05-14
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE
VISITOR IN BROWNING

Orv1n b. Flare. Of Big Tim.
her. who recently announced his
candidacy for the republican
nomination for congress from
this district. was o Browning Wis.
itOr Thursday. accompanied by
John T. Moore. county attorney.
Mr.. Flare Is a native son Of
Montana. and has been promin.
Ont IN the Junior Chamber of
Commerce In Montana. and Is at
present vice president Of tho
United States Junior Chamber.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-05-14
ACE ARMSTRONG
IN SHERIFF RACE

popular sheriff of Glacier county
for many years, and who was
elected clerk of the district court
two years ago, announced this
week that he would file for sher
if and become q candidate for
his old position in the coming
primary election.
Other filings. in addition to
those announced in this news
paper previously. include the
name of Percy DeWolfe, prom
inent rancher of the Babb area
who will seek the nomination fol
county commissioner on the dem
ocratic ticket. Former filings for
commissioner from the Babb dis
trict are Hi Woodward. who is
completing six-ycar term on
the board, and Rod Paisley, prom.
inent young rancher of the Babh
area. All three are seeking nom
ination on the democratic ticket.
Edward J. Aubert, of Brown
ing. has filed for county com
missioner from the Browning
district, also on the democratic
ticket. Mr.. Aubert Is a Brown
ing business man. operating the
Aubert apartments. and is a long
time resident. Harold H. Hanne'
man. who was appointed to fill
out the unexpired term of Col.
Hilton, who resigned last fall, has
filed for the republican n0min'
alton from the Browning area.
Mr.. Hanneman Is also Brown.
ing business man. and has lived
in the community for many
years.
ID. Nan Narducci. old time res
ident of Cut Bank and the east
end of the county for many years,
has filed for sheriff on the dem
ocratic ticket.
Other filings of the week. up
until Wednesday. included the
following:
Minnie Fink. for county treas
urer. on the republican ticket;
A. J. Myrhow. Cut Bank. fol
county committeeman. Dist. No
3: Vim. J. Spanish and Nora F.
Spanish. committeeman and com
mittecwoman from Precinct No
II. democratic ticket.
Final date for filing nominal
ing petitions for county offices
Including precinct committee
members. is Saturday. June 10Th
Candidates for state offices. moi
including members of the lcgis
lature and county attorneys. mus,
file the petitions on or before
June 9th. with the secretary OF
state at Helena.
And this Is q good time to re
mind voters that II they are no,
sure their names appear on the
registration records they have
only until June 18th to register
II they are required to do so. II
you have moved your location
failed to vote ut the last election
and have not registered. you
MUST register II you want Il
vote. June 4th Is the dcadline
for the primary election. Resi-
dents Of this area can register
with Mrs. Florence Coulter III
Browning. or at the county clerk
and recorders office In Cut
Bank.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-05-14
Patients IN Ne mortal Hospital a.
Cut Bank from Browning:

Jennie lutA. Jim MrFadycan.
Mary Low Alollandrr. Harriet
Starr.
Evening star., 1954-05-26

been with the National Radio
Institute for 25 years. He came
to Washington from New Mexico
to join the staff Of Senator Sam
G. Bratton of that State. He
received his education at the
University of Kansas, the Uni
versity of New Mexico and
George Washington University.
He is a member of the Washing
ton Board of Trade and resides
in Silver Spring, Md.
Other new officers include:
Kenneth Brown. Progressive
Composition Co., first vice presi-
dent; Robert Lewis, Washington
Gas Light, second vice president.
Stanley Bell of Station WRC
was reelected treasurer and N.
Ward Guthrie of Guthrie Litho-
graph Co., was renamed secre-
tary.
Raoul Blumberg Of the Wash
ington Post and Times-Herald
and Larry Nathan Of Bruce
Hunt, Inc, were elected for
three-year terms on the Board
of Directors. Alvin Ehrlich of
Kal, Ehrlich & Merrick, and
Clayton Saunders of Peoples
Drug Stores were reelected to
the board.
Evening star., 1954-05-26

New Iceland Industry
A new industry, production of
carpet from domestic wool. has
been started in Iceland.
Evening star., 1954-05-26
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, May 90 tB (uSDA).-Sal-
able hogs. $500; butchers unevenly so
to fully 100 lower sows around 90
lower; most sales 1S0-23O lb butchers,
20. 90 90: several loads choice No.
! and IS around 900 ID. down, 1926
1915; one load 207 lb. weights, 27.0O:
some 240-270 Id. butchers, 2375-24 rs,
with few loads .2SO-310 lb., 22.25-
23. so; load around 375 lb.. so; 800
800 ID. sows. 17.00-2I so; q few lighter
weights,. 21.75.2 90.
Salable cattle, 12.0OO; calves, 400;
teady hsn ehoes 70 Sc o% RS prime 9p s5sGs. td @
active; steady: heifers mostly steady;
cows weak to 25 lower; bulls weak; veal
ers weak to fully 100 lower prime
1,150-1.35 ID. steers. 25.5O-27 90: q
load or SO held higher: most choice to
low choice, 20. .00-22. SO; commercial to
low good, 17.5O-I9.5O; choice to low
prime heifers, 21.75-24 90; two loads
prime heavy heifers held above 25. so;
good to low choice 'heifers, 19.00-21 so;
utility and commercial cows. 1895
1900: Gamers and cutters, 10.00-12. 20:
most utility and commercial bulls, 14.O0-
1880; good and choice vealers, 21.00-
5000; 49, utility and commercial. 14.oo-
sslable sheep, 1890; spring lambs
lower; slaughter sheep steady; a few
lots mostly good to prime spring lambs
mostly 24.O0-27.5 so; No. / spring shorn
79-IiO b.. 10. 7SS $500 90: @ a y smsll scSs packs
age choice and prime, 81 90; a load I04
ID. yearling breeding ewes, 21.50; Gull
to choice SLAUGHTER ewes, 4.50-6OO.
Evening star., 1954-05-26
Compromise Is Predicted
On Farm Measure

Chairman Hope Of the House
Agriculture Committee predicted
at the White House today agree
ment at this session of Congress
on "a satisfactory compromise"
farm bill.
Mr.. Hope and three ranking
Republican members Of his COM
mittee had breakfast at the
White House this morning with
President Eisenhower. Agricul-
ture Secretary Benson and other
administration officials.
Afterward, Mr.. Hope told re-
porters. II think we are going to
be able to work out satisfactory
compromise farm bill"
He refused to say directly that
the Presidents flexible farm
price support proposals could not
win congressional approval, but
did say he believed some COM
promise is inevitable. He added
that he thinks a large majority
Of his committee still favors
some extension of existing high
level farm price supports.
Evening star., 1954-05-26
Fuiry Toles to Be Truced

-COPENHAGEN.-Mterary re-
searchers from all the northern
countries met in Copenhagen re-
Gently as the guests of Prof L. L.
Hammerich, Dane. and planned
an institute to trace the origin
of fairy tales and to chart them
down through the years.
Evening star., 1954-05-26

retary; Wilbur K. Hess, National
Candy Wholesalers Association,
treasurer.
Markus M. Singer Of the Ma
tional Food Brokers' Association
and DR.. Joseph G. Knapp De-.
partment of Agriculture, were
elected directors. .
W. & [. Dividend Declared
Directors of Woodward q Lo-
throp have declared a regular
Quarterly dividend of so cents a
common share and a dividend
of $l.25 on preferred stock, both
payable July 2 to stockholders
of record June IL.
Directors of National Mort
gage and Investment Corp. have
declared a dividend of 80 cents
a share on accumulated divi-
dends on it's preferred stock,
payable June IS to holders OF
record June l.
B. & O. Net Down Sharply
Net income of the Baltimore
g. Ohio Railroad in April
amounted to $1,110.842, COM
pared with $2,309,647 in April.
1858, the road reported.
Net income in four months
this year totaled $3.868, ,764, COM
pared with $7,622,921 a year
earlier.
Evening star., 1954-05-26

A Panamanian spider which
makes Indian houses insect-proof
was described today by DR.. Mat
thew w. Stirling. director Of the
Smithsonian Institutions bureau
Of American ethnology.
DR.. Stirling encountered the
strange species among the
Guaymi Indians Of the Bocas del
Toro Province. Panama. near the
Costa Rican border.
The spider. Nephila clavipes,
which also is found in the Flor
ida Everglades, envelopes Indian
houses with a golden gossamer
that is completely insect-proof.
The spider then turks in the
net. waiting for unwary insects.
Its web looks as If it were
made of extremely delicate gold
Evening star., 1954-05-26
Appliance Firm Moves

Mid-Atlantic Appliances. Inc.
has moved it's Office to 1859 v
street NE. and given up distribu-
tion of its products to retail out.
lets, President I. S. Burke an
nounced.
Company sales will be confined
now to builders, property man
ayers and heat and plumbing
contractors, he said.
Jack Golden has been named
sales manager.
Fleming Renamed to Board
Robert v. Fleming, president
of the Riggs National Bank, was
reelected a director of the Pan
American Airways at the annual
meeting in New York City yes
terday.
Gulf Oil Corp. announced the
appointment of Lucien F. Craig
as Washington representative
for the company and its SUBJ
salaries. He will be a member
OF the company's executive de-
partment, reporting to Vice
President r. M. Bartlett.
A regional Office will be estab-
lished here by Plymouth Motor
Corp. on June l, it was an
nounced today by William j.
Bird, general sales manager.
Evening star., 1954-05-26
House Need Insect-Proofinq?
Might Try q Ponomo Spider

lace. The threads are sturdy and
can be woven into cloth. &.
An effort once was made to
domesticate the spider to capi-
talize on Nthis thread, but 1t
proved too costly a process.
The spider has a big appetite
and eats many insects during a
season. The male leads a life
of ease. loafing around the web
and being fed sparingly by the
female. But it also is hazard
ous life-the male is in constant
danger of being eaten by the
female.
Evening star., 1954-05-26
The Throwing Book .

PENSACOLA, Fla. R.-City
Clerk Byrd Sims took his 10
year-old daughter to City Court
with him to watch traffic case
proceedings. She spied a copy
of the city's ordinance code on
the judges desk and asked.
Daddy. is that the book the
judge throws at you If you speed
in school zoneS?"
Evening star., 1954-05-26
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, May 26 R).-Foreign ex-
dollars others in cents (unchanged un-
less otherwise noted: Canadian dollar
in New York open market. / 25/32 per
cent, premium or 101.7S1s o. S. cents,
Europe-Great Britain. pound, 2.s11;
30-day futures. 2.S1 29I32; 6O-day,
Isl 7L32; 90.day, Isl 10. up ls Bel
gium. franc, 1.99ls; France, franc. .2Sss
Holland, guilder. 2643; Italy, lira, .16Hs;
Portugal. escudo. $50; Sweden, krona,
1894; Switzerland, franc. free. 2334;
Denmark. krone. 1450
Latin America-Argentina, free, 7.24;
Brazil, free. 100: Mexico. S.O2; Vene-
zuela. bolivar. BOOB
Far East-Hong Kong dollar, 1885
Evening star., 1954-05-26
Heads Marketing Group

Nelson A. Miller of the once
OF Distribution. Commerce De-
partment, has been elected pres
ldent OF Washington Chapter.
Evening star., 1954-05-26

A d v e r t ising
Clu b at a
luncheon at
Hotel Statler
yesterday.
Form e rly
first vice pres
ident Of the
club, Mr.. Arm
strong sue
ceeded Will
liam E. Coyle,
promotion di-
rector Of The
Star.
The ne W
DreSident has
Evening star., 1954-05-26

0ict Bankers
Association at
the a n n u al
dinner meet
ing at the
w q s h ington
G If a nd
Country Club
last night.
Form e rly
vice chairman
of the section,
Mr.. B e nfer
Su c c e e d e d
w lila m s.
F r e n h. jr.,
st officer
Evening star., 1954-05-26

n III z I ! Z h II
Marketing As
sociation, for
the new sea-
son beginning
July /.
Other n e W
officers: c.
Meryl Sulli-
van, National
Gamers As
sociation, vice
p r e S | d e n t.;
Walter Ger
son, GerSon-
ChaStka AS
S0ciateS sec.
Evening star., 1954-05-26
. Armstrong Is Elected
Ad Club President
To Succeed coyIe

Stuart M. Armstrong. adver-
tising director of the National,
Radio Institute, was elected
president of the WASHINGTON
Evening star., 1954-05-26
Beiier Named Head
OF Bank Fiduciaries,
succeeds French
By Donold B. HodIev

James p. Benfer. jr.. executive
vice president and trust officer
of the Lincoln National Bank,
was elected chairman Of the
Fiduciaries Section of the Dis
Evening star., 1954-05-26

and assistant secretary of the
American Security & Trust Co.
A native of Washington. Mr..
Benfer studied at George WASH
ington University and Ohio State
University and entered the Of
flce Of the Controller of the Cur.
rency as a national bank ex-
aminer in 1927. He joined Lin
coin National in 1850.
Remick S. Ferguson, assistant
vice president in the trust de-
partment of the Washington
Loan & Trust Co.. was named
vice chairman. Nelson Foster,
vice president and secretary Of
the National Savings g. Trust
Co.. was named secretary-treas-
urer.
In addition to the new officers,
the following were elected to the
sections executive council: Will
liam w. Wagering, Riggs Ma.
tional Bank; Donald Wooster.
Munsey Trust; Melvin Stuart,
Union Trust Co.
Constantine Brown. columnist
OF The Star. told the section
meeting that the Nation faced q
critical foreign situation in the
next IL months and said he would
not be surprised if a shooting war
began in that time. The Nation
will stand almost alone, with few
allies it can count on. he pre-
dicted.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-09-15
Court House Clock

FOR NEARLY so years, the clock in
the court house cupola had told the peo-
pie of our town the correct time. It's
bell-like chimes could be heard all over
town. Whenever it struck the hours
and the half hours, everyone who had
watch or clock would automatically
check their time, for in all its years
the clock had kept perfect time.
The clock had seen many changes
take place. 1t had watched boys and