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The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-30
Telephone Booths To
Be Installed, Manuel

AS an enhancement of tele-
phone service the Browning
Telephone Co plans to install
four outside telephone booths at
various locations in Browning
some time next spring. according
to r. A Manuel, manager.
This week one of them was in
stalled in the Yegen Hotel, the
equipment being placed there
pending outside installation.
With installation of the dial
system. which anuel said
would be completed some time
after the first of the year, APP
proximately 400 subscribers
would be served in this com.
munity. Already dial installa,
tons have been made in approx
matcly 200 residences. he said
The work is being done by cleo.
tronic engineers of Seattle, the
equipment being supplied by
Automatic Electric Co. of Chi,
cage.
Contributing towards guest
service will be the installation of
telephones in many of the rooms
of the Hagerty Hotel, Manuel
said. This will be done within
the next several months.
In its entirety the telephone
system will include the convent,
ence of telephone connections
with East Glacier without toll
charge. That community will
also use dial equipment.
When the local community S
dial equipment is in fun opera
ton, fire alarms will be com
municatcd to the city fire siren
independently of the telephone
office switchboard At present
alarms are phoned to the office
with the operator being made
responsible for the siren signals
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-30

able to make a living on their
own land
So you see, I'm really on the
spot. Like Ike, I'm up for re-
election in Sc, and if something
isn't done to correct this, I'm a
dead duck. 1t won't do no good
if you asked the copy writers
to headline the articles "Secre-
tary Mckay Says, ETC." as l
sometimes act as secretary for
the Tribal Council, of which l am
a member, and members of our
Tribe might still be confused,
You might ask them to headline
the releases Interior Depart
ment Mckay Says Maybe
that will do it. I'll do the same
for you and if ever write any
thing, I'll insist mine be head
lined Tribal Council Mckay,
etc. e.
To take some of the heat-and
soon-though, | wish you would
do the following for me: Tell
me what the policies of the In
dian Bureau are, specifically,
and what is being done to en-
force them. Please do not ex-
pound upon the virtues of love
for Mother, God and Country or
the Great POtentialities of the
Noble First American. Put it in
good plain English that even a
First American after his expert
ence with a first reader can
understand. Tell me what the
policy is regading keeping reSer-
vations as a land base for an i'm
poveriShed people, what is being
done to equip children and In.
dian youth for the problems of
complex civilization, what is
the Indian Bureau policy regard
ing fee patents, what is your
policy regarding welfare, the
leasing of trust land, and so on.
Then, maybe, can do you a
good turn and defend some of
them, but right now and until
! get some definite information
III just have to go on playing
the part Of the injured party
Sincerely,
Tiff Mckay
Tribal Councilman
Browning, Montana
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-30
CoIored Ghosts
To Appear Here
New Years Eve

Browning basketball fans on
New Years Eve will have occa-
sion to see in action some of the
finest talent of the sO-Called
Worlds Colored Glowing Cham
pionS.
And this for the modest ad-
mission charges of so cents and
81. The event will be in the
school gym.
There will be two games, both
promising thrillers. In the first
game, which begins at 7, the
Harlem Chicks girls team will
take on the lively Old Timers,
local quint who still have the
essential action of their careers
of yesteryear.
No fan worthy of the name
should miss this dramatic open
er
The second game will be be-
tween the Iowa Colored Ghosts
and the Browning Independents.
In this the visitors will offer
a performance not to be missed
Besides knowing how to make
j the basket without loss of mo,
ton, the Ghosts will accompany
their actions with tricks amaz.
ingly funny.
The Independents are getting
we'll groomed for the battle Sc
it's anybody's guess just what
will happen
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-30
Agency Bridge Club
Holds Christmas Party

The Agency Bridge club held
a gala Christmas party last
Thursday evening The Bridge
club members, their husbands
and invited guests enjoyed a de-
licious ham dinner. after which
DR. Bennett showed colored
slides of many interesting and
beautiful scenes which he had
taken in Glacier Park.
Later in the evening bridge
was played. Honors went to
the following: high for the men,
George Tierney; low for men,
R. N. Christensen; high for
ladies, Mrs. A. D. Stephenson;
low for ladies, Mrs. r. n. Chris.
Jensen.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-30
Christmas Spirit unIoeks
Jail At Christmastime

Doing what they presumably
believed the Messiah would have
done had He been upon the
scene. Town and Tribal law en-
fOrcemcnt authorities on the day
before Christmas released from
Jail all of the inmates. The
benevolent act in lcgaliStic par
lance is known as amnesty
Given their liberty, the in.
mates. 25 of them, went out 70
enjoy their Four FrccdOms-and
perhaps several more besides
None of them were bad men. "
In fact, under happier circLm.
stances some of them in the fu
ture may be members of the
BlaCkfcCt Tribal Council, or
Glacier County Sheriff, even
governor of Montana.
MI they did to get into Jail
was to get drunk Some got
too much fall down drunk. g"
Some did a heap of cussing and
swearing. Every little bit helps
to get the paddy wagon" opcr,
ating.
Really, that old thing isn't half
bad.
Its everybody's friend in time
of need.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-30
Mrs. Florence Coulter
Home From Visit With
Son, Family In Wash.

Mrs. Florence Coulter return.
ed home from Puyallup. Wash.
Tuesday evening after an enjoy.
able visit with her son and
daughter-in-law. 1t. JIG and
Mrs. James Coulter, and grand
son, Charles, Jr.
1t Coulter entered the naval
service December l after several
months medical service at Fort
Lewis He is now stationed TEN.
porarily at Bremerton. In the
near future he will serve on a
destroyer from a japanese base
Some time later he will be trans
fcrrcd to a California naval base
where ne will be assigned a six
years rcsldenCy in surgery
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-30
Death Claims
Isaac W. Cooper;
Rites Saturday

Funeral services for the late
saac William Cooper. SO resi-
dent Of this section for over a
half century. were conducted at
he Church of the Little Flower
n Browning last Saturday. with
ne Rev Fr Gillen officiating
Burla. was in the Browning Cath
lie cemetery
Active pallbearerS were James
Leadbetter. Robert Starr. Gene
Schubert. Charles Handy Harold
Hatfield and Jack Higgins.
Honorary pallbearers were
Frank Sherburne. Fred Getty,
Leo Harris. Bill Show. Leroy
Dt:Ro>.er. ard Horace W Jud-
<ur
Deceased died al tn Memorial
Hospital 1: Cut Bank Wednesday
%: las: week. having been taken
mere several days before for
care for 4 seeming slight illness.
Iii recent months he had been
mixing his home with his daugh.
g.. Mrs 4 f Armstrong. at
-, Bank. For several previous
wears he had been living at Spo-
ka-r
Deceased was born al Summer
,r:<ulrr. ChiHi,k County, Eng
,, ,r.-E 1899 NrrJrariDc q
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-30

to everyone in the country, as
was done in the case of your
letter of October 7, 1855, to a
Mr.. Ralph f. Becker of Washing
ton, d. c. For your information,
this letter concerned the right of
the Blackfeet Tribe to manage
their own elections. Incidentally.
who is this Mr.. Becker? Is he
a voting member of the Tribe?
Does he want a precinct estab-
lished in Washington, D. c. so
he can vote? We have some
Beckers on our Tribal rolls, but
none named Ralph. 1t doesn't
really matter. The thing that
concerns me is that even COM
mon courtesy was disregarded
when the Blackfeet Tribe was
not furnished copy of this
letter about their internal af-
fairs.
note that when your solicitor
ruled that the Blackfeet mem
bers would lose right they
have enjoyed in the past, copy
of the ruling was sent to the
reservation in good time. | refer
to the opinion of the Solicitor
which states that from now on,
members of the Tribe will have
no preference in the leasing of
minerals belonging to the Black
feet Tribe. want to ask a ques-
ton about that, too. Is this part
of new drive which will soon
end in Indians even losing their
right to a preference on grazing
leases?
ask this because | have been
informed that Indians on the
San Carlos Apache Indian reser-
walton recently lost their right
to preference in the issuing of
labor contracts on their reserva-
ton. Is this one of the Indian
Bureau Policies | am mistakenly
accused of defending-the policy
of stripping the Indian of a pref
erence to realize the full poten-
tialities of their resources and
enjoy the benefits themselves?
1t even goes further. If this is
to continue to be the policy of
the Indian Bureau, it will soon
result in many Indians not being
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-30
HOSPITAL NOTES

Patients admitted and dis
charged
Victor Aud, Irene Bird Rat
tier, Merlin Bird Rather, Eliza
beth Bouttier, Bernita Mountain
Chief, Good Victory Red Fox,
Beverley Spotted Eagle, Robert
Edwards, Geneva Young Run
ming Crane, Frank Vale, Alberta
Armour and son, Cecilia Harrison,
Agnes War Bonnet, Irma Hill,
Clarence Bird Rather, Ada Sol
lars and son, Thomas Little
Plume. Margaret FAST Buffalo
Horse. Loretta Salway, Marie
Bear Medicine, Joseph Calf Boss
Ribs. Donald Fish. James Kilt
son. Clifford Potts, Doreen Run
ming Rabbit
Patients currently hospital
lied:
Annie Calf Looking, Robert
Oscar. Allen LaPlante, Julia Ann
Spotted Eagle, Curtis Boushie,
Morris Weasel Tail, Tina Vir,
GINA Pepion. Linda Eagle Speak,
er. George Duck Head. Karen
Every Body Talks About, Paul
Calf Looking, Charles Buffalo
Hide. Madeline Cooper, Roger
Lee Fast Buffalo Horse, Mary
Lee Boy. Mary DeRoche, Caro-,
line Mountain Chief, Dorothy
Devereaux. Wilson Roy.
Births.
Baby Boy Mountain Chief
Baby Coy DeROche.
Deaths.
Virgil Lee Calf Boss Ribs
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-30

Browning, Mont, Dec. 80
Open Letter to:
Hon. Douglas Mckay,
Secretary of the Interior,
Washington, ID. c.
Dear Mr.. Mckay:
Being a politician like myself,
you will realize the seriousness
of the situation | find myself in
appearing in local papers in this
area. These papers are in the
habit of printing your releases
under big headlines, Mckay
says, etc, $500" | have been asked
to explain many of these articles
by people who are under the i'm
preston that | am the Mckay
to whom the article refers. For
the most part. | have been able
to either laugh at some of the
comments made or have simply
dismissed them as a misunder-
standing.
But now, due to an article
which carried the headline NC
Kay Defends Indian Policies"
december l6 issue of Glacier
ReporterJ | find myself bonn
barded by members of our tribe
with questions like, What in the
*" do you see in Indian
Bureau policies to defend?," or
What Indian Bureau Policy do
you know of that is doing US
lnjuns any good" well my
only defense to date has been
Me? p? Why didn't even
know the Indian Bureau had a
concrete policy. " Then they
tell me that according to the
newspaper. have defended the
policies of the Bureau. You can
see the position that put me in.
| had to read the article. Most
members of the Tribe only read
the headlines of such articles. }
Don't you know that after read
ing the article | still don't know
what the policies of the Indian
Bureau are?
! certainly hope one of their
policies isn't TO withhold legal
opinions regarding Indian af-
fairs from the Indians concerned,
! all the while distributing copies
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-30

Mr. and Mrs Thomas A. Busey
returned Wednesday evening
from GoIdendale. Wash. where
they had enjoyed Christmas with
their grandson. Henry, and other
relatives. Henry, a pre-medic
student at the University of
Washington School of Medicine,
came from Seattle previous to
Christmas to join relatives for
a happy Christmas reunion.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-30

Mss Judy Tierney entertained
I luncheon Tuesday for Miss
mi Taught and Miss Thelma
1alig. Miss Taught, a student
= he Denver Woman's College,
! lnme for the holidays and
- leave by plane from Cut
1x next week ON her return to
Denver to resume her studies.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-30
They Will FroIic

Special music has been en-
gagged by MInyard Bar on the
occasion Of New Years Eve
Here. in the customary American
way, frolIckinP crowds will ring
out the old and ring in the new.
II promises 10 be scene of
bells AVID bellies and brauN
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-30

IL and Mrs. Peter OberoSler
IN heir son. Leo, had as their
III itmas Day guests at their
Zone here members of the
FamIIles living in various nearby
Ammunities. They included Mr.
ana Mrs. Peter OberoSler and
-Snliy of Choteau, Mr. and Mrs
finest Oberosler and family of
~aErad. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred ODER
lSler of Cut Bank, Mr. and Mrs.
tank Buckley and family of
As7In. Local guests were Mr..
aad Mrs. Royce Miller and
Emily.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-30
Driver Examinations
Dates Are Announced

Driver ; EXAMINATIONS VIII I"
held at the court house IL III
Bank on January II aud l. from
Q to 5 and on February ana
from 9 to 5, il is announced b!
the Drivers Examination setu'n
of the Montana Highway Patrol.
Examiner will be Frank Pallsa
>ssthc yIaNTe District,
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-30
Memorial Gifts
Are Received By
|PIuins Museum

dian. cording to curator
Thomas F. Kehoe, announces a
recent addition to its collection
of Indian material. He has re-
ceived communications from the
Law Offices of Mary Mcfarland
Hall and Howard Hays of River
side, California, that memorial
gifts from the estate of the late
Stella Meyers Atwood of River
side have been made by her
cousin, Mrs. Grace w. King, of
Winona, Mimi, to the Museum.
In addition to the gift to the
Browning Museum, Mrs. King
has given memorials to the Uni
versity of California at Riverside
and the Riverside Public Ii
brary. The University and Ii
brary gifts are in the form of his
torical volumes.
According to letters received
from the law offices of Mary Nc
Farland Hall, the collection was
shipped on November % in
quantity of six barrels, five
cartons, one crate of pictures,
and one bundle of rugs"
Howard Hays, president of the
Press-Enterprise Newspaper Co.
and life long friend of the
Browning Museum, was instru,
mental in securing the collection.
He examined the material and
says that some of the items are
of Navajo, Zumi and Hopi origin,
and includes pottery from
mounds located in the state of
Ohio as well as Plains material
The collection was sent to the
Museum with the understanding
that it is the unrestricted prop,
erty of the Museum.
According to a cutting sent by
Mr.. Hays from the Riverside
Daily Press, the collection is In,
dian Artifacts that Mrs. Atwood
had acquired through her ex,
tensive Indian welfare work
Mrs wood was know n
throughout the country as a
frie" to the Indian. She or,
gani.ed and headed for many
years a committee on Indian
Welfare in the National Fedora
ton of Women'S Clubs.
Mrs Atwood's most spectacu
lar sction was in 1923 when the
Fall-Bursum bill. which would
have stripped the New Mexico
Pueblo Indians of their lands
was before the House. having
passed the Senate without any
protest Accompanied by Il
Pueblo leaders in full regalia OF
tribrl costume, Mrs. Atwood
went to the Capitol and begar
the publicity that defeated the
bill.
Soon after that she organized
the american Indian Defense AS
sociation, realizing that continu
ed work would be necessary Il
prevent a repetition of some o.
the earlier land grabs at Indiar
evDense. Her group was respon
sble for passage of the Indiar
Reorganization Act of 1884
IOhn Collier, United States In
ftan Commissioner Of Indian Al
fairs commended Mrs. Atwood
for her work and characterized
her as "one of the best friend
the Indians ever had"
On trip to Glacier Nationa
Park she became interested j.
the Blackfeet and was instru
mental in gaining medical ali
tor hem that helped in elimir
ac7g an eve disease She wa
l1tucted into the tribe as "Chiet
tess Guiding Star"
/! IS because of Mrs Atwood
f7te- sive Interest in the Black
eet that Mrs. King deemed i
flt'l to give the Atwood India
cnIle'cio1 to the Museum of tn
FaI-S IAdian. Mrs. Atwood.
7e7t of Secretary of the Intel
IT tarold L. Ickes, and Pres
TENT and Mrs. Roosevelt. CAV
40 \ establishment of the MI
ssu- n RrOupipp
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-30
LOCAL NEWS

" ~ ~
LOCAL NEWS
Felix Mendenhall is nursing a
fractured left forearm as the re-
suit of a fall one evening last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Greco and
family spent Christmas Day with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D.
Greco, of Kalispell.
Miss Jane Baker has as guests
this week her two cousins, Doro-
thy and Caroline Hartford of
Spokane.
The Levi Burd ranch home
was the typical happy Christmas
abode, the guest being their
daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Cassutt,
of Detroit.
Mrs. Laura Mcclure and
grandson, Neil Parsons, left for
Bremerton, Wash, Monday to be
in attendance at the wedding of
her granddaughter, Jaynean. the
groom being Kenneth Johnson of
Bremerton.
MIR and Mrs. Clarence Kern
had as Christmas guests, his
parents, Mr. and Mrs Clarence
Dotson of Nilbank, South Oak.
and grandmother. Mrs Rosa
Palmer of Malta. The visitors
returned to their homes Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brammer
and daughters, Barbara and
Petty, c-jcycd Christmas with
their son and daughter-in-law.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gale Brammer
and daughter, Debb:e. at Mis-
soula. Mr.. Brar1mer is a jour.
nalism student at the University
of Montana.
MIR. and Mrs John Mlnyard
spent Christmas Day at the home
Of her parents. Mr. and Mrs Jay
Potter. at Waller Also there
we're Mr.. and Mrs Clayton Pot
ter and family of Stanford. Clay
Ton being the son of the elder
Potters. a number of years ago
lay and his son operated Pot.
ter's Market in Browning Dis
posing of the business some time
after the close OF World War II
Clayton established a market az
i Stanford and like the one in
Browning it has proven very sue
cessful.
Miss Joan Paisley. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Pa.S.ey "HO
is home spending me ao..dayS
plans TO attend Eastern Montana
College OF Education !: B..."E>
Following completion .: t"o
years work at the S2hoo. she was
employed as kiHdergar,en II,
structcr in the P.e"ly" Jod
schools for TWO years Las: Sep
TENDER she entered ne l":ver
sity OF Minnesota II re>ump:tu:
of her normal >tIuv. educA;.o-
only to discover -: SIX .-ked
her home state shoe. bs..:er
The many friends Y: BIZ. SO"
will be happy - X lOw ~: IL :
making recovery ,; ms - !t =.
Phoenix. Ar.Z Take" -. j.:
summer while i: IS "r!:, ="
Browning liz vs. :AAr 4 IL
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-30

The way to have leisure time
IS to do your work in the leisure
time that you had before you
had tC work
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-30

Armstrong, already mentioned,
deceased is survived by two
erandsons, Buck and Bill, and
several nieccs and nephews re
siding at Detroit. Mich.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-30

You could end most quarrels
if you could get people to define
what the actually mean.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-30
Mckay Answers Mckay

Browning, Mont, Dec. 8
Open Letter to:
Hon. Douglas Mckay,
Secretary of the Interior,
Washington, d. c.
Dear Mr.. Mckay:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-30
Truck Trailer
Kills Grocer

A 27-year-old grocery man.
ager was fatally injured today
In freak accident in which he
was pinned between the wall of
a Chevy Chase Lake Md gro
Gerry and a large trailer truck.
Montgomery County Police
Pvts. c. F. Kreh and w. H. Car
ter said the victim was Peter j.
Petrides. 1904 Newport Mill
road. Wheaton. manager of the
Food Town. Inc. store in the
e8400 block. of Connecticut ave-
ME.
Police said the trailer had
been parked in the rear of the
Food Town store close to its de-
livery door. The five-ton van,
slipped and pinned Mr.. Petrides
by the neck.
An effort to save the pinned
man was made by Reginald A.
Evans. 80, colored. of sos Twen-
ty-first street N. E., who leaped
into the truck cab and pushed
the trailer clear from one side
A county coroner said Mr.. Pc
tribes died of strangulation.
He Is survived by a widow
Barbara. and two children
EVangeline, S, ard Kim, 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-30

the Metropolitan police night
supervisor. was cruising with
Precinct Detective Charles Cald-
erwood and joined in the chase
At one point. they saw the
speeding car approaching and
attempted a partial road block
with their cruiser, but the taxi
slipped past 1t, a Maryland
police car following.
At the peak, there were al
least six police cars and sew
eral motorcycles in the pursuit
Several shots were fired.
At Georgia and Missouri ave-
nues NV. Pvt. John Kalomeris,
seeing the speeding taxi followed
by police cars, fired three shots,
one OF them striking q fender
of the cab.
A Maryland cruiser crowded
the cab to a curb at Georgia
avenue and Upshur street. Pvts
c. r. Mothershead and J. r
Evans. following the Maryland
cruiser in a Metropolitan car
took Dwyer from the cab.
He was not armed and hac
$3.50.
Police said he has signed Q
statement. admitting the robbery
and cab theft. They quoted him
as saying that he has stoler
automobiles before. but appar.
emily he has no police record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-30
Freight Rates
Cutin West
BY the Associated Press

The Interstate Commerce
Commission today ordered a
major slash in railroad rates on
transcontinental shipments of
manufactured goods moving .
and from the Far West. It alsJ
directed a general revision of
freight charges within that ter
ritory.
The changes. which must be
made effective by next June /.
are estimated to involve a $40
million a-year reduction in
freight billings on the Far
Western business.
Today's action was described
as an interim rate adjustment.
1t marked a further step In a
l6-year-old ICC proceedings de-
signed. to bring about some de-
gree Of uniformity in railroad
charges on class rate" freight
principally processed article
in all parts of the country.
The railroad class rates were
ms lie uniform from the Eastern
seapoard to the Rocky Noun
tains in May, 1852. The COM
mission then proceeded to deal
separately with the rates in the
Mountaineering area. This in
cludAs Washin gton. Oregon,
California, Nevada. Idaho, Utah,
Arizona. Montana, Wyoming.
New Mexico and Western Colo
RADIO.
With the interim adjustments
the class rates within those
States will be revised both up
and down, with reductions pre-
dominating. Some wlthin-terri-
tory rates will remain the same,
principally in those situations
where the railroads have previ-
ously lowered rates to meet truck
competition. The overall level,
however. will remain slightly
higher than the class rates made
effective for the remainder Of the
country in 1852.