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Mr.. Woodner was followed to
the witness stand by Mai. r..
Garcia, of the Office of the Sec
retary of the Air Force, who testi-
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fed the Air Force Is in control
and is running the projects, hav-
ing taken the mover last May %
because of default on the $685.
600 loan.
Waiver of the performance
bond originally was requested
Mr.. Simon said, by Max Wood
ner in a letter to Mr.. Terhune
dated December IA, 1850.
Mr.. Simon said the letter sug-
gested that Max Woodner be per-
mitted to sign an indemnity
agreement instead, citing his
equity in the Jonathan Woodner
Co., which was to build the
projects, and its liquid position
as evidence of his financial re-
sponsibility.
The letter suggested that. if
Mr.. Terhune was unwilling or
unable to grant the waiver, he
forward 1t to Mr.. Powell in
Washington.
Mr.. simon, in questioning Mr..
Woodner, brought out that Max
Woodner's income is about SIS, 900
a year and that his only assets
are those given him by Ian
Woodner in the family COM
panies.
He. said Mr.. Terhune turned
down Max Woodner's proposal
and asked If Ian Woodner knew
what action Mr.. Powell had
taken on it.
| Denies Discussion.
Mr.. Woodner, who once said
he knew Mr.. Powell only cas-
ually and who has denied ever
making any substantial gifts to
him, said he didn't know who
took action and that he had not
discussed it with Mr.. Powell.
In a letter dated January 8,
1851, Mr.. Simon said, Mr.. Powell
wrote Mr.. Terhune. concurring
in his refusal to grant Max
Woodner's request, but saying
he had received additional as
surance from the sponsors that
Ian and Beverly Woodner would
join in personally supporting an
indemnity agreement. This, the
letter said, would make it ap-
pear that the performance bond
could be waived"
Mr.. Woodner insisted it was
| the first time he had ever known
a performance bond to be re-
quested by the FILA, although
the committee staff said it was
common in financing defense
housing projects under the
Wherry Act.
Mr.. Woodner conceded that,
although he has built some two
dozen apartment house projects
under Section 608 of the Ma
tional Housing Act, this was the
first Wherry Act project.
Cites Calls to Powell.
Recalling Mr.. Woodner's earlier
testimony that he had very in
frequent contact with Mr.. Powell,
Mr.. Simon said investigators had
found the latter's appointment
book and asked, "Would it sur
prise you to know that it lists
IL to IA calls between you and
Mr.. Powell in a threeImonth
period in 1892"
No." Mr.. Woodner said, they
were dealing with the complica-
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tions of the Chanute problem at
the time.
Mr.. Powell has twice refused
to testify before the committee,
claiming his constitutional priyi-
lege against standardization
He has been accused of receiving
hundreds of thousand of dollars
from builders from 1916 to 1850,
when the apartment house con-
struction program under section
SOB was at its peak.
Mr.. Woodner, whose invest
ment in the Chanute projects
totals more than 81 million,
eased off on earlier criticism of
the Air Force for its role in the
projects. Although he had called
seizure of the projects illegal" ="
he said yesterday he had been
mistaken and had not under
stood the implications of the
word. He still thinks the loan
and seizure were irregular, "
however.
Referred Subsidy.
Mr.. Woodner contended the
Air Force should not have made
the $615, 900 loan, which will have
to be repaid out of rents, but
that it should have given the
money as a subsidy to keep the
rents down.
Also. he complained, the esti-
mated cost of the projects was too
low because of material shortages
caused during construction by
the Korean war and because the
Air Force and the FILA changed
the plans without allowing suf-
ficient increases in financing.
Mr.. Simon and Chairman
Capehart indicated Mr.. Woodner
will be recalled to the stand for
further questioning when the
committee finishes it's cross
country tour and returns to
Washington the first week of
October.
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Auxiliary Holds Meeting

The American Legion Auxili.
airy held its regular meeting on
Tuesday night at the home Of
Mrs. william Thatch. a regular
business meeting was conducted
by the president. Mrs. Esther
Becker.
This being Child Welfare
Month. Mrs. Joe Shcrburnc.
chairman. reported that the unit
was knitting squares for an af.
gan for Korea. We now have 81
squares and our goal Is 10.
Miss Cook. health nurse. show.
cd o film Oh cancer for womc:,
which Is connected with the cou,.
~ cancer drive.
4 very interesting talk was Civ.
en- by Mrs. Don Schmidt on Mex.
leo. which Is q series of our study
of the Pan American countries.
The unit planned a bake AID
lunch sale to be held at the Bank
annex Saturday. April ~ at $50.
a delicious lunch was scr, cd
by Mrs. Thatch. Mrs. Bill Ben.
janin and Mrs. Morris.
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Cullen Proposal Being Companies Readyng Operations

The situation in brief is that
great wet gas field, Pinchcr
Creek, has been found about Is
miles north of Glacier Park, on
q mountain iron, wrinkle, in
southern Alberta, and there
seems every reason to think tina,
similar geological conditions fur.
Their south, in Montana, also will
yield some big production.
Leasing of fee land, has been
going on, at the western edge of
the reservation, for several years.
extending from the border to the
Pondera county line, due west of
Waller. There has also been heavy
leasing south to point near
Augusta.
Not long ago Union Oil Co. of
California, one Of the most &C.
tive in leasing the privatcly.own,
ed land at the western edge Of
the reservation, asked then in tx.
cess of 100000 acres OF tribal land
in the same general area. be pu,
up at auction.
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to withdraw his proposal.
Under the Cullen plan, 1t was
requested that the tribe be al.
lowed to amend its charter to pro.
vide for negotiating rather than
advertising oil and gas leases and
for the tribal council to assume
control in leasing individually al
lOttcd lands.
The letter pointed out that this
was impossible under existing
law. However. appropriate cna-
bling legislation was considered
possible.
According to the letter. no &C.
ton was taken to get Congress to
provide such legislation because
tribal representatives feared that
it might result in enactment Of
termination legislation for the
tribe which at the present time
has expressed an unwillirgncss to
have federal supervision ,I.v.i
mated.
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HISTORICAL SOCIETY
OF M(lr!TANA

any one concern control over
what may prove to be q very rich
plum.
These companies are slightly
skeptical that Cullen is not really
much interested in managing the
grazing and farming lands on the
reservation. In the back of their
minds is the interesting know.
ledge that the Cullen fortune is
one of the nations greatest -
and that it was made from oil
development.
The struggle for control is of
major interest to M0ntanans, be.
cause it is indicative of the
opinion of outside interests, as
to oil potcntialities of the re.
gion, and is further indicative of
some probable action. before very
long.
A Later Report
The following press dis.
patch under a Denver date
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Cullen and his associates, last
year, proposed to enter into an
agreement with the tribal council
for the management of oil and
gas leasing and production and
other business enterprises on the
reservation.
Among some Of the develop,
mcntS proposed by the Cullen
group. according to Fickingcr,
was the establishment of tourist
attractions, a paper pulp industry
and increased cattle holdings.
Details by An Expert
Written BY Ray Mondell. Oil
writer for the Great Falls Tri.
bvne. in Saturdays Tribune.
A promising situation that has
been evident for several years is
beginning to get increasing at.
tentiOn. along the Rocky Noun.
tain front at the western edge
of the Blackfcct reservation. and
further south along the mountain
front.
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NINE BROWNING eoYs
ATTEND FLA CONVENTION

Nine boys from tho BrOwnin"
chapter FLA. have returnc
from q very interesting and cdu
cational trip to B0zeman wter.
they attended the oath Stat
FLA. convention. Ed Miles Cha,
ter. treasurer. placed in the Coll
division with his Treasure bon!:
Hugo johnson. chapter rep0rtc,
placed In the Silver division
the reporter contest. Leo Kr',,cr
~. Jr.. secretary. received a , no
Orablc mention for his s""~rt 49,.
book. Leroy Pcpion. chapter vice
president. received the Stat
Farmer degree.
The chapter also received i:
bronze award for chapter I'M
provcn,cnt placing End to thu
famous lluntlcy Project chaptcr
Of WOrhcn.
The chapter also received y
bronze award for chapter achieve
mcM and a gold award for their
scrap hook.
Leo kcnncrly. Wilson Roy. jim,
Hanson and Jim Tennis were nil
members Of the state band. Hugo
Johnson and Ed Miles were tho
official chapter delegates to tho
delegate assembly. Dale pcpiUn
Leroy fcpiOn and Gene Coi,cll
were the chapters Judging team
Hugo JOh.,sO.
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Senate Seat Sought
By Robert YeDlovvsai)

CROW AGENCY - Robert
Ycllowtail this week said he was
mailing his nominating petition
TO the secretary Of state for
nomination IL tho U. s. Senate
on tho Republican ticket.
fcllOwtail. former chairman of
tho Crow tribal council. arnOu.,c.
cd his candidacy IN Washington.
d. C.. May IS. 1853.
This week he said he would
run against Rep. Wesley D'Ewart
N.NlOnN IN the July primary.
DEwnrt says he will give up his
scat !, the House to run In tho
July primary for the Senate.
YcllOw:nil ri,imS support Of
M""tnra's 25.O0O Indians.
This Is nj least the third time
he tried to win n seat In Cong
rcss. lie tried In 1925 M an In.
dependent aud again In 1916 on
the Republican ticket.
YcliOwtail said he would repre-.
sent tho Crow Indians nj a hear
Ing II Washington April Is on
the proposed YcllOwtail dam.
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line was published in Wed
ncSday'S Great Falls Tribune:
DENVER - At least five large
oil companies were reported this
week to be Interested in 100000
acres of Blackfrct Indian rcSr~v-
alton lands in Montana. soon To
be offered for lease.
These include 100000 acres Of
allotted lands and 10000 of tn
bal lands, in six separate tracts
Petroleum Information said
Continental, California CO.. Tex,
as Co.. Sinclair Oil :. Gas and
Union Oil ARE among companies
with apparently substantial inter
cS in the area.
The decision of the RIrrlu Of
Indian Affairs to offer the Lands
for leasing apparently rejects Il
proposal by l.ucicn Cullen. l!OGN.
ton. Tex. oil man. for private
management Of business enter.
priSeS on the reservation. iIcluh.
ing oil and gaa leasing
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The Continental Oil Co., fol.
lowing intensive scismographing,
has now also entered the picture,
with the request that about IS.
900 acres of Indian land in the
same district be put up at auc.
ton.
Serving as a background for
all of its activity have been the
determined efforts of the Cullen
interests Of Houston. Tex, to oh.
tain from the Blackfcct an agree.
menl that would give the Cullcns
management Of all Of the rcscrv,
atoms resources. including oil
and gas.
Recently. representatives Of the
Cullen interests spoke before
civic groups in Browning and Cut
Bank, explaining the proposal.
There is. naturally, mounting
opposition to the Cullen plan by
oil companies. who are fearful of
moves that would tend to give
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Junior Class Coming
Riqht Alonq With Prom

The Junior class is moving
right along with preparations for
the Junior Prom. They have an.
nounced that the theme will be
"Vaya Con Dios." and that the
gym will be decorated with a
Spanish theme. They have also
made arrangements with the
Royal Bards" of Great Falls. to
furnish the music. They have
played here in Browning in the
past and have been we'll received
The prom committees have
been chosen and are as follows:
Ed Miles will be in charge of
tickets and Gene Cobcll and
Rosemary Jarvis are in charge
of posters. Marcella Waldner.
John Little Plume and Patti
Taught will assist on the poster
committee. Norman Peterson and
Patti Taught arc co.chairman of
the Artist committee and will be
aided by Regina Morgan. Gene
Cobcll. Dorothy Blcvins. Rose.
nary Gervais and John Little
lumc. The decorations commit.
zee IS headed by Orville Goss
'rancis LaPlant and Kenneth
.Iaugcn.
Marie Stone Is in charge of the
lunch. and she will be aided By
Pat kipling. .enorc Murphy. Re
gina Morgan and Loretta Brun.
eau. All arrangements for the
browning of the queen will be
taken care of by Gene Cobell
and Marcella Waldner. Leo Ken.
nerly and Denny I.oring are the
electricians. and Meade Arnoux
and Hugo johnson are in charge
of final gym arrangements. They
will be aided by Loretta Brun.
eau. Doreen Merchant. Orville
Goss. Norman Peterson. Leo Ken.
nerly. I.enore Murphy. Regina
Morgan. Leonard Fontaine. Floyd
Cross Guns and Robert Still
Smoking. Henry Buscy and Mar.
celia Waldncr are in charge of
publicity.
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'>'"'''"' Library c,D;,o,

Billings-An Interior Depart.
ment ruling on an oil and gas ad,
vcrtisement request for lands on
the Blackfect Reservation has in
effect turned hands down on a
development proposal for the
tribe offered by I.ucian Cullen Of
Houston. Texas.
The letter. addressed to the
chairman of the tribal council,
said that the bureau would pro.
coed with the advertisement of
10000 acres for oil and gas
leasing.
Cullen and his associates, &C.
cording to Paul l.. Fickingcr, di.
rector Of the Billings area office,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, had
asked that action on. the advcr.
tiscmcnt. requested by the Union
Oil Co., be held up until their
proposal had been considered.
According to the letter, al
award under the proposed adver.
tisemcnt would require Cullen
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Union Oil Announces
Two New Locations

Union Oil Company Of CalifOr'
MIA announced in Browning to.
day that operations for the drill.
ing of two wildcat wells on the
Blackfcet reservation will get un.
der way within the next two or
three weeks. Bids have been sent
to drilling contractors and drill,
ing will be commenced as soon
as bids are awarded.
The first we'll to be spuddcd
will be drilled on the compary's
Landslide Butte prospect located
northeast of Browning on the
reservation. These lands were bid
in at a cost of approximately
SlOO.OOO.OO last July. The second
we'll is to be drilled jointly with
Union and the Carter Oil Con.
pany at Cadmus located about .
miles west of Cut Bank near the
airport. The estimated cost of
these two wells is in excess Of
Sl5O.000.
The company also announced
an aggressive development pro.
gram in the Reagan area. The
first of nine wells to be drilled
this Spring.summer.fall season
has spudded and Is drilling ahead
II Is estimated that the compile
ton Of these wells will increase
the royalty paid to the Blackfect
Tribe by approximately $4,000
annually. Last year Union com
pleted seven development wells
on the Reagan. The Tribe to date
has been paid In excess of Si25.'
600 dollars In royalty since the
field was discovered in l947.
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Contracts To Be Let For
New Distribution Lines

Bids will be opened April Is.
1854. for the building of the rural
electric distribution lines for the
area southwest of Browning.
The Glacier County Court
Room in Cut Bank will be the
meeting place of the board of
trustees Of the Glacier County
Electric Cooperative for this i'm.
portant meeting. according to a
statement to The Glacier Report.
or by F.. a. McDougall of Brown.
ing and George Edkins of East
Glacier. who represent the west.
ern part of Glacier county OH
the board of trustees.
Preliminary field surveys are
being made at this time by the
Glacier County Electric Cooper.
ativc's engineers for the estab.
lishment of location for the rural
clectrification line to serve the
area south and west of Brown.
ing.
Work has been carried on the
past year to secure right .Of.way
easements on the type of form
approved by the agency Due to
notifications In the preliminary
plans. continued easement work
will be necessary by the cooper.
alive to complete its program To
serve this area.
The extreme marginal nature
of q distribution system of this
type causes every precauton to
be taken to limit expense of
building SO that il will not be
necessary to reduce the number
Of rural reservation users that
are to receive the benefits of
electricity. The help given by the
people along the line IL acquir
ing easements greatly reduces the
necessary time before construc.
ton can start and directly aids
In getting electricity to as many
people as possible. The cooper.
alive spirit of individual aliottccs
and decided land owners in furn.
ishing easements in the past has
done much towards making OK.
tension into the new areas pos.
siblc.
Rural Elcctrification Admins.
tration acceptance Of the low
bidder is hoped for by the time
Of the coopcrativc's annual meet.
ing on April %. 1854.
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Oil Activity
IN A Nutshell

April g. Tribal Council receives
notice of approval of applica.
ton OF Union Oh! Co. to ad.
vertisc for bids on six blocks of
Tribal and allotted lands.
April o Tribal delegation. head.
cd by Dave Higgins. appeared
before meeting with Repre-.
sentative D'Ewart in Great
Falls and presented petition to
have order authorizing Union
Oil Co. application advertise,
ment rescinded. Council had
previously approved applica.
TOM
April 10 Officials Of Union Oil
Co.. including top level cxccu.
tives. met with Council repre-.
sentatives to explain develop.
mcnt program.
April l3 - Executive session o!
Council representatives held in
Browning with Attorney Colby
representing Cullen interests
and representatives of the
Union Oil Co. Shell Oil Go
and Continental Oil Co. pres
Ont and participating In discus
SiOns.
April l3- Union Oil Co. annuun
ccs immediate start of two new
tests on Reservation: one near
airport OF Cut Bank. and the
other in Del Bonita area. 2;
miles northeast of Browning
Another test. on the Reagan
structure. is now drilling.
April Is - t'rion officials state
that active drilling program in
west section of Reservation
near mountain front. will be
launched as soon as possible
after satisfactory lease ar
engagements are completed.
April ~ - Advance guard of Ma
tional SciSmograph crew arriv
cs to start working in Brown
ing area
Attorney Thomas Molby. lone
representative Of the Cullen in
tercsts. is continuing activity
among the Indian people explain.
ing Objcc,i,cs Of his associates.
Held meeting in Heart Butte
"Wednesday afternoon.
Union Oil Company represent.
alive stresses advantages of com
pctitivc bidding on all phases of
future program. insisting that
rules. regulations and laws as
presently provided be used in
any definite proceedings. now and
until such time as proposed
changes are authorized and an.
nounccd h% all governmental
agencies
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NEWS
Browning PATIENTS this week ut
Memorial Eu>Tital in Cut Bank
were Mrs Jennie l.utz. Jim Nc
Fadycan. Mrs sam FIJI and girl
Lyman Durfcy and Phillip Ward
From Eas, Glacier: Harry Alden
Mike klttSnm VIM. Walker and
Alfred Dahl
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HOSPITAL NOTES
Patients admitted:

ALBERT Sill smoking, Henry
Williamson. Merlin Hall. Thomas
Little Dog. Richard Walter. Alyr.
tic Whitford. Hazel Comes AZ
Night. Zita Brcmncr. Alayola
Jackson. Thomas Sellers.
Patients discharged:
Grace No Runner. Eloisc Many
White Horses. Margaret Glaze.
Doris Mcinckc. Louis Boushic.
Betty Olson. Mary Little Plume.
Richard Grant Jr.. william Shcr.
man. Carl Lee Gillian. Minnie
Running Rabbit. Michaelinc Fast
Buffalo Horse. Marie Williamson,
Carna Adamson. Marie Adamson.
Richard Grant. Sr.
Births: Baby Boy No Runner.
Baby Boy Many White Horses.
Baby Girl Glaze.
Deaths: Harvey Crawford.
For the first time in the go.
year, history Of the Blackfcct
hospital established sometime
around l805>. 4 large open chest
surgical operation was carried
out last week. This life saving
procedure was accomplished as
a result Of some Of the new
equipment which has been re-.
ccivcd recently.
Mrs. Hazel Lambert Smith has
been appointed collectors agent
for the Blackfcet hospital. This
will make II easier for the hos
pital to make on.thc. spot rollcc'
tons for the non.lndian emery
cncy cases and non.indiscn,
Blackfcct Indian patients who
come to their door.
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UNION OIL STRESSES COMPETITIVE
BIDDING FOR MUTUAL PROSPERITY

Now. more than ever before.
1t definitely looks as though the
days of looking over the oil
prospects" in this part of Glacier
county are about over and the
more important prospect of get.
ting right down to actual drill,
ing is near at hand.
Competition has reached a
fever pitch that is causing the
major companies to vie for q
chance to get the bit into the
ground and get the oil out If
any there be and chances
appear excellent that there is.
and in great abundance.
Latest development here in
Browning took place last Thurs.
day when the top executives of
the worldwide empire of Union
Oil Company met with members
OF the Tribal Council. Heading
the Union Oil delegation was Cy
Rubcl. executive vice president
of the entire company. The en-.
tire company delegation includ.
cd \. {. Rubel. vice president
and director in charge of cxplOr.
alton and productions: X. G.
Greene. manager of exploration.
Los Angeles: W. f. Morgan. man.
ager Of operations. Rocky Noun.
tain division. Denver: J. u. Nc.
Court. chief geologist. Denver:
c. f. Rccdcr. district land man.
Billings. and II. J. Wcimcr. dis.
trict geologist. Billings.
The meeting was strictly in.
formal with Mr.. Rubcl taking
over the main chores Of explain.
ing Unions policy and principles
which would be followed in the
days 10 come in their attempts
to acquire drilling acreage here.
Mr.. Rubcl explained that his
company has an intense interest
In the Browning district and its
oil development. They intend to
follow the rules that have been
tried and tested In the quest for
oil in this county and elsewhere.
lie further stated that his com.
pany Is willings to spend its
money on developmnt Of rcscrv.
alton oil at this time and they
are hoping for the full cooper.
atom of residents toward that end
~ the meeting II was disclosed
that all Union asks Is q chance
10 compete on a fair basis with
any other company or individu.
ais who may also be Interested
In development here. Their re-.
quest for six separate tracts
tOtalling 100000 acres to b. put
up for bid has been favorably
passed on In Washington. u. c.
II was also learned that of these
100000 acres. 10000 are Tribal
lands and 10000 allotted land.
Union Oil company has a rc.
fincry In closest proximity to de-.
velOpment here with their huge
plant At Cut Bank. they remind.
cd the council here at the Thurs.
day meeting. which assures a
ready market for future oil pro.
ductiOn.
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ACCIDENT VICTIM REPORTED
ON WAY TO RECOVERY

McrIin Tall. Of the Heart Butte
community. who was seriously in.
Jurcd. In the car accident on
Blacktail creek. south of Brown.
ing. last week. Is reported rccov.
crins satisfactorily at the Black.
feet hospital. and is believed out
Of danger.
II Is thought that by the use
OF the new equipment at the hos.
pital. put in use for the first
time IN the Hall case. is largely
responsible for saving of young
Halls life.