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The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-20
Jesse J. Brown
County Pioneer
Called by Death

Death claimed Jesse James
Brown, u, one of Glacier coun-
tvs later pioneers, at the Black
feet hospital Tuesday at approx.
imately 2 pm.
Suffering ill health the last
two years, his condition became
critical two weeks ago when he
was removed from his home to
the hospital. Death was attribu.
ted to serious heart condi
ton, which became progressive,
ly worse following hospitaliz.
alton.
Deceased was born at Fl
Clagget, now abandoned, Sep.
TENDER "a, 1882, the parents and
other members of the family
coming to what is now Glacier
county in the early 1905. Other
residences prior to that were at
Choteau and Old Agency.
Issued an allotment on land,
which in later years came to be
known as the Old Brown Ranch
the Brown family lived upon it
during much of their long resi-.
dence in the county.
Following the passing of the
parents, the son, Jesse, continued
to live upon it. For a number of
years he was engaged at cattle
raising.
The property several years ago
was purchased by Mrs. Berniece
Lewis, who operates it as a cat
tie ranch.
Through all of the consecutive
terms of Sheriff Croft and Arm
strong, the deceased served as
deputy sheriff, both at Glacier
Park and Browning.
Survivors include his widow.
Mrs. Catherine Brown; two sons,
Harvey and Harold; two daugh-
tiers, Mary Brown Warren and
Hazel Brown Leland; two broth
ers. Joe and Leo, and five grand
children.
Requiem Mass will be held at
the Little Flower church today
friday at 10 am, with the Rev.
FIR. A. M. d. Gillen officiating.
Burial will be in the Browning
Catholic cemetery.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-20
Poppy Day Sale Set
Saturday, May 70

The American Legion Auxili-
airy of Browning is making final
plans for the annual Poppy Sale,
which will be held May %, or
the Saturday Immediately previ-
Gus to Memorial Day.
The Auxiliary will have charge
of the local sale as we'll as one
at East Glacier, with members
serving as the saleswomen.
Part of the Auxiliary's rehab-
ilitation program, the poppy sale
project has been an activity of
the organization for years, hav-
ing begun in the early 192Os fol-
lowing World War l. Its purpose
is two-fold. 1t aims to honor the
memory of deceased American
veterans and to realize funds for
disabled veterans.
Disabled veterans make the
peoples.
The Auxiliary's slogan: Hon
or the Dead and Help the Liv-
ing" is a very impressive sug-
gestion that may be needed when
Poppy Sale day occurs.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-20
Eighth Graders
Get Diplomas
Next Tuesday

The annual eighth grade COM
mencement will be held in the
Browning school gymnasium
next Tuesday evening at 8, it is
announced by Miss Florence
Schmidt, principal.
The class membership is IS,
comparable to other eighth grade
classes of the past several years.
An inspiring program is in
preparation, the event to be con-
cluded with presentation of
diplomas.
The class membership is as
follows:
Clara Anderson, George Arm
strong, Earl Blackweasel, Burns
Brown, Leta Brown, Russell Cold
Robe, Helen Chattin, Gary Croft,
Darlene Devereaux, Eta De-
Wolfe, Russell Douglas, Jack Ed
mo, Zana Enders, Refs Fisher.
Jay Dee Franklin, Lucille Grant,
Phillip Guardipee, Carol Hale,
George Hall, Truman Hall,
Wayne Handy, Murray Har-
wood, Stanley Heavy Runner,
Willard Hoffman, Emery Home
Gun, Violet Home Gun, Burton
Horn, Loretta Jordan, John
kapor, Robert Kelly,
John Kennerly, Susanna Kick.
ing Woman, Merlin Kipling,
Edith Lewis, Lorraine Little
Dog, Martina Little Dog. Ron.
aid Loewen, Charles Long Time
Sleeping, Demerle Lyle, Dianne
Mendenhall, Francis Monroe,
Eva Morgan, Pauletta Morgan,
George Morris, Gary Night
Gun, Elaine Nunez, Wyononne
Paul, Mary Pendergrass, Carol
Racine, Virgil Reevis,
Basil Rider, Lillian Running
Wolf, Gary Salois, Shirley Sell
lars, Galen Sinclair, Marlene
Sinclair, 10 Ann Show, Joy Lou
Smith, Valerie Stephenson, Floyd
Trombley, Karen Upham, Ches-
ter Wade, Irene Wall, Theresa
Wall, Richard Walters, Lenore
Whitford and William Wells.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-20
Memorial Services
In High School Gym
Monday, May 80

Memorial services will be con-
Quoted by the American Legion
in the Browning high school gym
on Memorial Day, Monday, May
80 at 10 am. The public is in
vited to attend the event. All
veterans are urged to attend and
take part in the service. Wear
the soldier uniform if possible.
Memorial flags will be dis
tributed for outlying cemeteries
after services. All persons hav-
ing deceased relatives who were
veterans may obtain flags for
their graves upon request.
In the past outdoor services
have been failure because of
poor attendance of veterans.
Thus, members of the Legion
post believe that memorial SER
vices may be successful if con-
Quoted as an indoor event.
One day each year is set aside
to commemorate those who have
given their lives for their coun-
try. The least we can do is to
attend memorial services on this
day.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-20
Fishing Season
To Open Sunday
M orning at 5

With the fishing season open
ing Sunday morning at 5. the u.s.
ual first day rush to fishing
hooks will be the characteristic
thing to note. Than nimrods
there are no more patient NOR
tails.
Likely it will be a cold. chilly
and wet morning, yet it will be
disrcgarded Why are nimrods
like that and why do they do it?
Well, why do men try to scale
high, steep mountains?
On with the story:
The aggregate bag and pos
session limit of a combination of
rainbow trout and cutthroat trout
shall be ten 90 pounds and one
ID fish.
The aggregate bag and posses
sion limit on all other species of
trout and char shall be fifteen
l5) fish not TO exceed ten QO)
pounds and one fish.
Fishing for the day may con-
tinue until $50 pm.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-20
Band Acclaimed
At Havre Festival
Last Saturday

Acclaimed one of the outstand-
ing high school bands of the
states 81, which participated in
the Havre Festival last Satur-
day, the local school organic
alton, under the direction of L.
D. Kuster, made an impressive
appearance, both in concert and
in the line of parade.
An excerpt from an adjudica-
ton sheet of H. E. Mutt, who
was present to appraise musician
ship is as follows:
This band has made a decid-
ed improvement since l heard
them at Choteau district event
April o. The volume contrasts
are much better. This band is
an excellent group. Browning
should be very proud of their
efforts. Their director is certain
ly training them along the right
line"
Mutt is a member of the fac
ulty of the Vandercook School
of Music of Chicago.
The band included SIS men,
bers. Also with the group were
the drum major, George Arm
strong, and Is twirlers.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-20
Made
Inspiration for
I0pen House. Event

The twentieth wedding ami
1ersary of the Rev. and Mrs.
George S. Ritchey of the Brown
hg Methodist church, was cele-
Grated last Friday by an open
house" sponsored by the Women's
Society of Christian Service of
he church. About 100 persons
blended the event, including
|Dme from Shelby.
Tea, coffee and cookies were
6erved during the afternoon and
Gening. Mrs. Helen Shurr pour
Big during the afternoon, and
Hrs. Florence Coulter in the eve
ling. Those who helped in the
dtchen we're Mrs. Mary Virginia
home, Mrs. Edna Shurr, Mrs.
Alice MacRae and Miss Rae
The Ritcheys were recipients
i a number of beautiful gifts,
1mong them a bouquet of 20
gpses in honor of the occasion.
n radio-phonograph combination
Uas a gift of a number of friends
Tho Joined together in the CIV
|ng of this gift. Other gifts in
y uded bone china, silverware,
nd other items.
The Ritcheys wish to thank all
Tho helped in any way to make
his a most happy occasion.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-20
Commencement Exercises to
Start Sunday; Bacca|aureate
Sermon By Rev. Gregory Burke

Leonard Fontaine, Orville Goss,
Hugo johnson, Leo Kennerly Jr.,
Francis LaPlante, Denny Loring,
Edward Miles, Larry Monroe,
Norman Peterson, Merlin Ra-
cine, and Dale Vale; Dorothy
Blevins, Loretta Bruneau, Patti
Taught, Cleo Fitzpatrick, Rose
mary Gervais, Patsy Kipling,
Doreen Merchant, Regina Nor
gan, Lenore Murphy, Marie
Stone, Dolores Walter and Luz
ellie Redhorn.
The Glass Night program Civ
en- to student joviality for the
most part, will be held in the
gymnasium of the present grade
school building Wednesday eve
ming.
The impressive Commence
ment program, at which former
Gov. John w. Bonner will give
the address, will also be in the
gymnasium.
Elsewhere in The Reporter is
a story in coverage of the eighth
grade commencement, which will
be on Tuesday evening.
Honor students of the high
school graduation class include
Rosemary Gervais, valedictorian;
Edward Miles, salutatorian; Dor
othy Blevins and Patti Taught.
The class flower is white car
nation; the class colors, nile
green and white, and the class
motto, To-day Decides Tomor-
row."
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-20
Browning Youths
Chosen to Attend
Annual Boys State

Three high school youths, Jack
Corkins, Phillip Roy and Gary
Douglas, because of their out
standing qualities of leadership,
scholarship and character, as ap-
praised by members of the high
school faculty, have been chosen
as young men worthy of the hon.
or of Annual Boys State repre-
sentation at Dillon during the
week of August %.
Corkins and Roy were named
delegates and Douglas first al
ternate.
The Lions sponsored Corkins
and the Blackfeet Reservation
American Legion Post sponsor
ed Roy. Douglas sponsorship
was given jointly by the Lions
and the Legion.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-20
Masonic Welfare
Association To Meet
Here Saturday Night

Prominent members of the
Masonic fraternity from Pom
dera, Glacier, Toole, Glacier and
western Hill county will gather
in Browning on Saturday night
of this week, May 21st, when
Glacier Lodge No. At, A. F. &
A. NJ, will be host to the spring
meeting of the Tri-County Mas
onic Welfare Association.
The meeting will start with a
banquet, served by members of
the Browning chapter of the Or
der of Eastern Star, at $50 pm,
which will be followed by the
regular meeting of the associ-
alton.
Something special in the way
of entertainment is promised.
and Rev. John P. Ginter, pastor
of the Methodist church at Va
lier, will be the guest speaker.
Following the program, the an
nual election of officers will
take place, and other business
matters taken care of.
All members of the order are
invited, whether members of the
local lodges or sojourning broth
ers, are invited to attend.
The Tri-County association is
composed of the lodges of Waller,
Conrad, Shelby, Galata, Cut
Bank and Browning.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-20
Glacier County Commissioners
To Open Library Bond Bids
At Cut Bank Monday, May e

The Board of County Commits
sioners of Glacier county will
open bids for the construction.
equipping and acquiring ncccs-
sary sites for the county library
project next Monday, May % at
1870 am. TaXpayer-voters at the
general election last November
favored the project by substan-
tial majority.
OF the 100000 approved. SIS
600 will be used for a library
building in Browning.
Since the Town of Browning
has donated two lots to the GIac.
Ter County Library for a site for
the local Improvement, the APP
pOrtionment in its entirety will
be used for building of the
structure together with equip
ment.
The donated lots are those i'm
mediately north of the Church
of the Little Flower. the area
being about 100 feet by 100 feet.
1t will be of sufficient size to pro-
vide impressive landscaping.
Cut Banks apportionment of
the 100000 is S85,OOO Cost of
a building site will be included
in Cut Banks share.
The Glacier County Library is
an institution to come into exist
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-20
Browning Shriners
At Great Falls
Meeting Saturday

Browning members of the An
cient Order of Shriners were
well represented at the Spring
ceremonial of Algeria Shrine, of
Helena, staged in Great Falls
on Saturday of last week, those
attending from here including
j. D. Franklin. S. T. Scotland, J.
L. Sherburnc, w. R. Mcdonald
and Don Becker.
The meeting in Great Falls
was something out of the ordin-
AIRY, as the ceremonial is usually
held in Helena. Prominent visit
ing Shriners were on the pro-
gram, and a large delegation
from Canadian cities were pres
ent and participated in the fes-
tivitieS.
The inclement weather inter-
fered to some extent with the
program as planned, which in
cluded a spectacular street par
AIDE. The storm that hit northern
Montana Friday was quite Sc
we're in Great Falls, but the par
ade was put on despite the wea-
Their, and drew a large number
of interested spectators.
Most of the Browning delega-
ton returned home Sunday, and
some of them had difficulty
negotiating the snow pack which
blocked roads in this area from
Cut Bank west and Highway 80
most u. ~ day on Sunday.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-20
by Mrs. A. D. Stephenson

Friday, May 13, the Browning
high school band participated in
the music festival held at Havre.
Even though the weather had
turned bad, with a miserable wet
snow falling, band students and
twirlers arrived at 6 am. at the
local high school to load into
the two buses. Mr.. Armstrong
drove one bus and Mr.. Norris
the other. Not student was alb
sent
East of Shelby the snow turn
ed to rain and when the buses
arrived in Havre at 1:3O pm. it
was still raining.
The students were taken to
the city hall garage, where long
tresSel tables had been set up,
and the women of Havre organ
izations were serving a lunch to
the various band members.
After lunch Browning students
were given shopping privileges
until 3:15 at which time they
were told to meet at the I.O.O.F.
hall
Some Of the youngsters used
this period to attend a matinee,
some just investigated the town,
while others shopped. Many
found the seeing eye" door at
Buttreys and spent their time
trying to confuse this automa-
ton.
AT BIS the youngsters were
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-20
BaceaIaUreate To Be
In New Auditorium

First use of the auditorium of
the new high school building in
staging commencement event
will be Sunday evening in the
presentation of the baccalaureate
program.
The sermon will be given by
the Rev. Gregory Burke, Eureka
Catholic pastor.
Other events of the commence
ment calendar will be in the
gymnasium in the grade school
building.
At the courtesy of the Brown
ing Methodist church, the new
Baldwin electric organ will be
used, the beautiful composition,
"Pomp And Circumstance" to be
played by Don Schmidt as the
professional and occasional.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-20
High School Band Outstanding
AT Havre Music Festival; Group
Marooned by Snow Storm

again loaded into the buses at
the IO.OF. hall and moved to
the high school The Browning
band was scheduled to play at
400 pm. but it was nearer 500
when it did perform. 1t was in
teresting to note that many of
the spectators were starting to
leave, when the Browning band
came on to the floor, but when
our band started to play. many
who were already outside re-
turned to listen. Browning re-
ceived an excellent ovation.
At 5 o'clock the rain had set
tied down to steady drizzle
so word was passed to form up
for the parade, word was also
passed at this time giving the
bands who wished. permission to
march without instruments. Sew
eral bands took advantage of
this as they did not wish to ex-
pose their Instruments to the
weather. Browning, however. not
only carried the instruments but
also played them. The parade
covered about a mile and a half
from the high school down
through the business section of
town and back to the school.
Spectators all along this route
gave the Browning youngsters a
big hand" The band was per-
feet. Rough streets in Browning
paid off in this instance,) and
our twirlers strutted, laughed
Continued on Page g.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-20
Forest Highway Work
Beginning This Week

Work is scheduled to start this
week on the largest single for
est highway contract ever let in
Montana - $1,888, 284 construc-
ton of SIS miles of U. S. High
way 2 east of Nyack. 1t will elm
mate what has been called the
last bottleneck on U. S. q the
Devils Elbow which climbs the
mountainside like a corkscrew.
A Bureau of Public Roads
crew has started stalking the
roadway between the Great Nor
thern Railway mainline and the
Middle Fork of the Flathead Riv-
er. Marrazzo Construction, Boise,
has the contract.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-20
\ orm,un Addition
Mould Be Made
Part Of BROWNING

Meeting with Town councilmen
ost Thursday evening, Will Nor
IAN and S. T. Nelson, owners of
ne proposed new townsite ad-
ution to Browning, suggested
lat in order to have their prof.
1T acceptable under the state
w, the inclusion of the Brown
ing Fair Grounds as a part of the
Incorporated area of the Town,
GOULD be reality.
The law provides that an area
20 become part of an incorpor.
Ted town or city must touch the
corporate limits.
AS it is, area of the Norman
Addition is separated from the
own by Tribal land. And since
ne area touches that of the
nrowning Fair Grounds the
rategic maneuver, Norman and
Nelson proposed, was to persuade
tie stockholders of the Brown
ing Fair Association to have the
property Incorporated as a part
Of the Town. Thus the Norman
Addition would legally qualify
for admission.
IT may be that Browning Fair
association stockholders will,
Trough the procedure of the
IDIOT indicate whether or not
they favor what Norman and
Nelson propose.
The Norman Addition would
add go acres, or 161 residential
LOIS to the municipality. Those
fayorably impressed by the prof.
eet envisage dignified streets,
spacious lawns, rose and rock
eardens and even massive bronze
sAtuary.
u would be dedicated to the
!utitution of the home and I'M
oer the so-called protective COW
eant' every home owner would
instruct his abode as to conform
certain adopted standards.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-20
Mrs. CoUIter's Forbear
One Of MayfIower Group
That Landed in 1920

Because of Indictment weather
last Saturday Florence Coulter
would not risk making the trip
to Great Falls to attend the Or
ganizational meeting of the Mon
tana Chapter of the General So
ciety of Mayflower Descendants.
Back in 1920, so history says,
a little group of folks back in
England sailed to America to es-
tablish new way of life. Some
of them were the forebears of
Mrs. Coulter.
At the Great Falls meeting
three generations of one Montana
family, of which Mrs. Coulter is
a member, were in attendance.
They included Mrs. Coulter's
father, Theodore Rounds, 81,
Poplar; her brother, T. L. Rounds
and niece, Joyce Rounds of Wolf
Point.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-20

commencement week at the
Browning high school will begin
hext Sunday evening with the
Traditional baccalaureate service
III which the Rev. Gregory
burke of Eureka will give the
sermon. The program, beginning
III 8, will be in the auditorium
BIZ the new high school building.
The graduation class includes
25. of which 10 members are
young men and IL young wo-
men. Following is the list:
Meade Armour, Gene Cobell,
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-20
Class of 1903 Confirmed at
Church Of The Little Flower by
The Most Rev. Bishop Gi|mour

Rutherford, Darlene LaBuff,
Shirley Youngman, Thelma
Doore, Gloria J. Boushie, Eliza
beth J. Butterfly, Mary (Mer-
chant WEIGH, Winona M. Cali
neau, Joann c. Jordan, Diane
Mckay, Marilyn Manyhides,
Bonnie L. Sinclair,
Kirma A. Goss, Florence R.
Little Dog, Jean Bullshoe, Do
lores Bull Plume, Elizabeth Bou-
SHE, Jerelyn Juneau, Mary E.
LaFromboise, Boneta L. Little
Bull, Zana Enders, Rita M. uit-
tie Dog Green, Sandra L. Mem
exc, Virgil L. Wells, Fred Makes
Cold Weather, Charles R. Lewis,
Earl T. Vale, Stephen Wagner.
Lester J. Grey, Charles A. Lu-
kin, Gilbert T. Gladeau, James
Bouttier, Terence w. Grey,
William Mittens, Henry A.
Butterfly, David Wells, Dewey
w. Stone, Virgil Hall, Glenn
Hall, Francis D. Alton, Robert
Parsons, Ronnie Vale, Eugene
Blackman, Ted Griffin, James
Mosney, Eva Hall, Lake Gal
braith, Carida Burd, Christine
Burd, jeanne Howard, Delma
Spotted Eagle, Sandra Bouttier,
Wilma Wells, Betty Bouttier,
Villa Spotted Eagle, Geraldine
Alton, lola Enders, Vida Spot
ted Eagle, Kay E. Haugen, Will
ma NJ. Sharp, Ethel Horn, Myra
Smith, Sharon Fox, Catherine
Solway, Mary L. Lukin.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-20
GRAVESIDE TRIBUTE
PAID SAMUEL OGDON

Samuel OgdOn. about 65. en-
ployed as a ranch hand by Glen
Finley, died at the Memorial
hospital in Cut Bank last Sat
urday.
Gravcside services. with the
Rev. FIR A NJ. D. Gillen offici-
ating, were conducted at the
Browning Catholic cemetery yes
terday at 2 pm.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-20

ence under a state law of recent
years. A board of commissioners
several years ago. impressed by
the sOundncss of the law, Gre
atcd a library sctup to be oper-
atcd on two mill levy basis.
The minimum was set at 1.66
mills. The revenue each year
pays for the administration of
the library. This includes Cut
Bank and Browning librarians
salaries, supplies, etc.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-20
Not Everybody?
To the TOPS:

To the TOPS:
| like your ambition to lose fat.
| am timid fat man and
would like to know if you would
consider having fat men join
your club. You'd have bushels of
fun with fat men. Fat men, you
know, are full of fun.
I'm serious about it. l believe
that if we could all get together
we'd have so much fun we'd
lose our fat laughing. We all
played together as kids. We
could play again.
Do you favor my proposal? If
so state so in this paper next
week.
A Timid Fat Man
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-20
pral Fire Fighters
leeting Cancelled

me meeting of the Rural Fire
enters, called for Saturday
ening, May 81, is cancelled.
pis action is taken because of
% rural road conditions as we'll
a conflict in dates. A meet
" Will be called in the near
lure when road conditions
I'VE sufficiently improved.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-20
SNOW GETS TOPS DOWN

TOPS, Is strong and dedicat-
ed to sensible fat reduction, did
not hold their regular meeting
scheduled for last Monday eve
ming. Maybe the reason: Deep
snow with some members being
too heavy to wade through the
drifts.
Evening star., 1955-08-13
Diane Shows Signs
Of Swinging West

MIAMI, Fla. Aug. 13 tPO.-
Hurricane Diane, with whirling
ll5-mile winds around the
center. became erratic over the
Atlantic about 1900 miles east of
Palm Beach, Fla, today and is
showing tendencies of swinging
toward a more westerly course.
Gordon Dunn. chief forecaster
in the Miami Weather Bureaus
Storm Warning Service. said a
second hurricane, Connie. had
found trough leading her away
from the sea and taking her
over land through Maryland and
other Mid-Atlantic States.
Connie now is Spilling her
enormous energy in the form of
rain instead of high winds. Mr..
Dunn said.
The peculiar behavior has
thrown Diane off balance. and a
path toward the North North
west is opening up as Connie
pushes farther inland, the storm
expert added
I'VE expect Diane to show a
course West of North now," Mr..
Dunn said. The Southeast coast
is in the clear. however, and we
are keeping a close watch to de-
termine Just what this storm will
do in the next couple of days."