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The Glacier reporter., 1955-05-13
"smoke Signals" Demand
Exhausts Supply, More
Copies To Be Available

With an unanticipated demand
for copies of Smoke Signals, ''
the collection of Indian stories
by the Browning school staff
the first supply became exhaust
ed. Dorcen Merchant. editor of
the book, announces that 60 ad,
ditional cupies are to be made
available for future demand.
Since this will be the final
effort to supply purchasers
those wishing copies are urged
to place their order with either
Miss Merchant or Mrs. R. W
Harris al once.
In this way. those in charge
of the project will know defin
itely whether the proposed ad
ditional 60 copies will be suffi
cient. Anxious to fill every or
der, the staff urges purchasers
have their orders placed by the
end of this week.
The Glacier reporter., 1955-05-13

of being served liquor.
While some opinions appeared
to be somewhat at variance with
such an experiment, as a whole,
they coincided with McDonald's.
Police "Porky" Sellars called
attention to a situation having
to do with the welfare and we'll
being of children. He cited that
parents of children in several
instances every week were e
spending long evenings in the
bars and leaving the children in
their cars parked along streets
unattended properly.
"Panhandling' or begging on
the part of irresponsible drink
ers was also brought up by sew
eral others, as fragment of the
present pattern of Browning's
lush life under the spell of oil
bonus revenue.
Bootleggers came in for critic
ism by several They contended
that when bars and lounges clos
ed for the night, drunken pat
rons continued their spree by
going to the bootleggers' places.
They, thus, were as drunk, if
not drunken, than they were the
evening before when the legit-
innate places were closed.
1t was suggested that the bar
and lounge keepers take action
against such competition in view
of the fact that bootleggers were
operating without paying license.
There are five top bootleggers
in Browning, according to one
of the speakers, who felt that if
The Glacier reporter., 1955-05-13
Civ and Agency Officials, Others, Meet Discuss
Rehabilitation Of 'Win0S' in Browning

they were approached the right
way something contributing to
a better control of the drinking
situation would result.
1t was brought up that the
jail, which is in use by the town
under an agreement with the
Indian Service, should be en-,
larged in order that the number
of inmates would not be in eX-
cess of the jails capacity. 1t was
pointed out by the police that
often male and female adults
and children were thrown in to,
gether regardless of age or sex
Without proper facilities what
else could be done under cir,
cumstances of parental drunken,
ness, the police asked.
A proposal was offered that
the town through an Act of Con-
gress, with subsequent approval
procedure of the Tribal Coun-
Gil acquire area near the Jail to
provide site for its enlargement.
1t was unanimously conceded
that excess drinking and its
accompaniment of things un-
becoming the pride and dignity
of the community, created a
situation that obtains all over
the nation. The novelty of Indian
freedom" to drink became a part
of the social pattern when Indian
prohibition ceased a year ago.
Thus did a speaker point out in
contending that harsh and radical
means should not be employed in
experimenting for the betterment
of Browning's way of life.
The Glacier reporter., 1955-05-13
Rural Firemen To
Meet Here May Fl

A meeting of Rural Fire Fight
ers will be held at the Agency
barracks Saturday evening, May
81 at 7:30 at which new fire
drags and swatters will be dis
tributed
The Rural Fire Fighters was
organized under the State Rural
Fires law. The objective is that
it become countrywide in oper-
alton. 1t had its inception as
result of a destructive fire oc-
curing in December IS, 1858
when approximately 5000 acres
of range land was burned over
between the Douglas ranch and
the &c ranch on Milk river.
In the light of the meager sup
ply of fire fighting equipment
at that time, the need of more
to cope with equally, if not
greater, fire situations of the
future, was obvious. Eighteen
fire drags and 10 dozen fire
swatters have been added as the
result of the voluntary cooper
alton of people in various parts
of the county, as well as the
county commissioners.
1t is the plan of the Rural Fire
Fighters organization to acquire
80 to 35 more drags and place
them at key points throughout
Glacier county.
With a stronger organization,
which means greater cooper
alton, annual fire loss through
out the county may be substan-
TALLY reduced.
The Glacier reporter., 1955-05-13
Above Average
Flow Seen For
St. Marys Basin

Above average flow in the St.
Mary River Basin is forecast on
basis of the 34th annual joint in
ternational snow surveys made
in the Swiftcurrent Creek Wat
crshed.
The surveys and flow forecast
were made by the u S. Geolog,
ical Survey and the Canadian
Department of Northern Affairs
and National Resources. 1t is
used to aid in use of St. Mary
River Basin waters for irriga
ton in the United States and
Canada.
The two agencies have respon
sibility of the division of. these
waters according to information
al treaty.
The average water content al
the five courses was 34.9 inches
which is 12l per cent of the av
erage of the past 33 years. The
runoff of Swiftcurrent Creek al
Many Glacier in Glacier Nation
al Park has been forecast at 76,
500 acre feet for the period May
to July 1855 inclusive. This is
113 per cent of the long-tern
average flow for these three
months.
At the Mt. Allen course, the
snow depth was 1O8 inches with
water content of 46.3 inches
The depth of the Piegan Pass
course was 80 inches with a wat
er content of AZ inches. On the
Ptarmigan course, the depth was
80 inches and the water content
BAL inches. The depth of the
Iceberg Lake course was IS in
ches and the water content 2e
inches. On the Lake Josephine
course, the snow depth was SO
inches and the water content "a
inches.
An additional course which
may later replace the Lake Jo'
sephine course had a snow depth
of so inches and a water con
tent of 20 inches.
The Glacier reporter., 1955-05-13
Telephone Company
Meet Tonight At
WinkIer School

A meeting for the purpose of
securing increased membership
in the Northern Telephone AS
sociation will be held at the
Winkler School this Friday eve
ming at 8.
Ben F. Culley, general manag-
er at Shelby, who was in Brown
ing Tuesday, explained that in
asmuch as the association was
going into outside construction
eventually, it was to the advan-
tage of subscribers to sign up
during the early development
stages of the project. They
would thus be beneficiaries in
the initial engineering. Later
changes in engineering in order
to serve them would entail in
creased expense.
The Northern Telephone AS
Sociation was organized two
years ago, with Culley as man.
ager. 1t was designed to serve
Glacier and Toole counties.
Contract for outside lines will
be let in July, the project to
move to completion as rapidly
as possible At present there are
central stations at Winkler in
Glacier County, and at Sweet
grass, Sunburst, Oilmont, Kevin
and Ethridge in Toole County.
In each there will be installed
unattended dial telephone sys-
TENS. Approved by the REA in
Washington through which a
$730,000 appropriation was made
available, it aims to accommo-
date the voices in rural sections
with the utmost of service.
Contract for central station
equipment, Culley said, already
has been let to Stromberg-Carl-
son Co. of Rochester, n. Y.
The Glacier reporter., 1955-05-13
Poundase Coming Down
According To Reports

TOPS Club members meeting
Monday evening were pleasantly
surprised to discover that total
poundage of the group had drop,
ped dramatically 24l2.
The next meeting will be held
next Monday evening at the
home of Miss Cook, Indian Ser,
vice field nurse, on the Agency
Square.
A new fat woman was added
to the membership last week
bringing the total to Is.
This week there are no little
red flannel pigs being worn by
members, indicating a reduction
of poundage of those who "het
something" they should not have
"hetten" last week.
Lest you forget, whether ol
not you are a member of TOPS
Take Off Pounds Sensiblyw
The Glacier reporter., 1955-05-13

Opinions, many and varied,
looking to the rehabilitation, in
some measure at least, of Brown
ing's "winos" and "whlskey
soaks," were offered at a meet
ing in Todd's Steak House Tues
day evening.
The event was in charge of
Mayor ]. D. Franklin, with 9TH
er members of the town admin
istration, Lions Club, Federal,
Tribal, County and Town police
officers, Acting Agency Supt. X.
E. Miles, Town Attorney w. X.
Mcdonald, Police Magistrate Bob
SERVER, State Liquor Store Ven
dor Charles Chattin, Welfare De-
partment Representative Vernon
Blome, operators of Browning
bars and lounges and a number
of other citizens in attendance,
who included Rev. George Rlt-
chey, Methodist pastor.
AS Mayor Franklin put it:
Something must be done to
counteract the evils that are
growing out of drunkenness
since Indian prohibition was leg
islated out of existence by Con-
gress a year ago.
Attorney Mcdonald proposed
a common sense experiment in
having the names of repeater Of
tenders in the police court plac-
ed upon a so-called BLACK list"
Bar keepers and Police Mag
istrate would cooperate in check
ing their lists as to deprive those
"black listed" of their privilege
The Glacier reporter., 1955-05-13
Love Tribute Paid
Late MuIvenu Starr

Services for the late Malvena
Starr, who died at the Memorial
hospital in Cut Bank last SUM-
day at approximately l pm.
were conducted at the Browning
Methodist church yesterday at 2
pm, with the Rev. George Rit-
chey officiating. Burial was in
Crown Hill cemetery in Cut
Bank.
Pallbearers were Julian Weter,
Joe Lewis, Allan Teeple, Leslie
Aubert, Lawrence Hodgdon and
Gus Hunsberger.
In his sermon, ITO comfort all
who MOURN" from Isaiah 6l:1-
3, the pastor pointed out that
mans heritage seems to be to
know sorrow.
Jesus, he said, quoted the
words of Isaiah, the prophet as
his appointment to comfort all
who mourn, all people of all
ages. In Him the world has
found comfort in sorrow, pain
and bereavement. If we turn to
Him at any time He will help,
the pastor continued.
Referring to the deceased, he
said: One who has been cut off
in the prime of life, leaving be-
hind many who will miss her,
would herself suggest that those
who mourn her passing might
find comfort at this time by
turning to the One Whom God
has appointed to comfort those
who mourn and heal the broken
hearts"
The deceased was born at Tol-
sti, Manitoba, Canada, Septem.
ber %, 1914. She was orphaned
in early childhood when her par
ents, while at work in a field on
their farm near Tolstoi, were
instantly killed by bolt of light
ming.
The deceased, through her
childhood and young woman
hood, continued with her educa-
ton, completing her schooling at
the Winnipeg high school.
Coming to Alberta several
years later, she met her future
husband, Charles Starr, in Cal
gary Alberta.
He at that time was resident
of that city. Their marriage was
solemnized in Cut Bank on June
80, 1894.
Coming to Browning Later in
the 1930s, they operated the
Starr Brothers Service Station,
with Mrs. Starr contributing her
best for the success of the en-
terprise.
A person of generous and
kindly heart, known to her le-
gion of friends as Billie, she
Continued on Page g.
The Glacier reporter., 1955-05-13
Bob SERVER Opens
New CUrio Shop
At Glacier Park

The Log Cabin Curio Shop, an
auxiliary of SERVERS Studio, will
operate at Glacier Park Station
the coming tourist season, Bob
Scri.er, owner of SERVER Studio,
being there part of the time this
week to lay plans for it's next
operation.
The little shop has quite a
rowing disposition. Its first
location was at ST. Marys. From
there it was moved to a site on
Highway No in east Browning.
Last year it was moved to the
vacant lot between Todd's Steak
House and Teeple's Market. Now
it is located on a site opposite
of Mt. Pine Motel.
One of the chief attractions
of the interior is a mammoth
grizzly bear, representing taxi
dermy work of SERVER. In fact,
the collection of things that have
been appealing to tourists are
many and varied.
The Glacier reporter., 1955-05-13
Confirmation At
Little Flower Sunday

The Most Reverend M. J. Gil.
mour, D. D., Bishop of Helena,
will confer the Sacrament of
Confirmation on a large class in
Little Flower church on Sunday,
May IS. The ceremony will take
place at the 1890 Mass. Candi.
dates should be at the church
basement by ten o'clock so az
to receive their card necessary
for admission to the Sacrament.
Gowns are available for those
requiring same.
The Glacier reporter., 1955-05-13
Tribal Group In
Washington On
Indian Matters

A Blackfeet Tribal group,
some of whom are members oi
the Blackfeet Tribal Council,
are in Washington this week
concerned with tribal welfare
matters. Also there is Agency
Supt. Charles Spencer.
The delegation includes Rob-
ert LaFromboise, chairman of
the Tribal Council, and Tiff Nc,
Kay. Leslie Cobell, Art Perrine,
Henry Magee, Tribal Council
members, and Theodore Last
Starr, Peter Red Horn, Charles
Reevis and Joseph H. Kipp,
members of an honorary group
The Glacier reporter., 1955-05-13
Two Medicine
Water Delayed
To Begin May IS

Water delivery on the Two
Medicine unit of the Blackfeet
Project will begin around May
IS this season, according to Mark
Stout, project engineer. Usually
beginning May l, it is being de-
layed two weeks so that the
Merz Construction Co., of Colum-
bia Falls may complete their con-
tract for construction work. The
contract specified that date for
its completion.
Since closing the canal system
last September Is, when annual
irrigation needs ceased, a crew
of the Irrigation service under
Mark Stout has been steadily at
work, the open winter availing
the kind of weather desired.
During that time approximate
ly 27,OOO cubic yards of earth
have been handled in mainten'
ance and other work towards i'm.
proving the canal system.
To help visualize the magni'
tude of the Two Medicine unit
the lineal stretch of the network
must be realized.
A blueprint of the system shows
that the main canal is 36.75 miles
long. Main laterals total 35.5
miles. Sub laterals total 132.09
miles.
Water distributed by the sys
tenn irrigates $4,000 acres.
The Glacier reporter., 1955-05-13
Cleanup
Week
|. May 1922
|Water System To
BE Revumped|
Under Proposal

The Town of Browning, under
4 proposal favored at the first
Regular meeting of the new may
pr and board of councilmen Last
Thursday evening, would install
D new water system costing ap-
proximately 100000.
T. A. Taschereau, engineer of
kalispell, who. was present at
Inc meeting, was employed to
prepare plans and specifications
Ind present them for study at
the next meeting of the mayor
Ind councilmen.
I Taschereau was the engineer
Employed by the town admins
ration back in the l930s in the
Installation of the present water
5ystem.
In the proposed project, the
present water system would be
Practically revamped. Replace
nent of the present wooden six
nch mains extending from the
6prings to Browning with a r.
Inch asbestos-cement line would
>e part of the major improve
Inent.
With a gravity system used,
he present water tank would be
Abandoned.
With approval of the engin-
eer's plans and specifications,
1he next step will be the calling
Il a special bond election. Quail
Tied voters will be those appear.
ng upon the tax rolls of the
Town of Browning.
The Glacier reporter., 1955-05-13
Baez Leaves To
Accept Post With
Colorado Project

Peter Baez, specialist in the
Soils and Conservation depart
ment of the U. S. Indian Ser
vice, who was employed at the
local Agency, left Monday, May
9 for Parkman, Arizona, where
he will be employed on the Col
orado River Irrigation project in
that area.
Baez was born in Mexico, his
parents moving to New York
when he was an infant. They
sill live in that city. Baez was
educated in New York and en-
tered the Indian Service two
years ago with an appointment
to the Blackfeet Reservation.
The Glacier reporter., 1955-05-13
WiIdIife Meetinq
Set For Tonight

The Glacier Wildlife Associa-
ton at its regular meeting this
evening at SERVERS Studio will
take up fishing problems, accord
ing to President Bob SERVER.
With the fishing season opening
May %, there will likely be
matters taken up having to do
with it. The meeting will begin at
8 pm
The Glacier reporter., 1955-05-13
BIaekfeet Stampede
Set For tomorrow

With youngsters in the various
schools Of the Blackfeet reserva-
ton in training during the last
several weeks that they might
place high, higher or highest in
the various contests, keen COM
petition at tomorrow's Blackfeet
Reservation Schools Stampede is
in the offing.
Indications are that there will
be good weather, with a large
attendance.
The days activities will begin
at 10 am. with registration. The
field contests will begin promptly
at l pm.
At noon lunch will be served to
contestants and visitors.
The Glacier reporter., 1955-05-13
Seout Camp Nupi
10 Receive Over
boo This Summer

4 Over 900 Boy Scouts and Ex-
Dlorer Scouts will camp on the
Lower St. Marys' Lake at the
3cout Camp Napi this summer,
baking it one of the largest Scout
amps in the northwest, it was
announced by Cliff johnson.
District Scout Executive from the
6 ereat Falls Scout headquarters.
The Camp has grown and
) developed in the last five
years till now II is the only
summer lons.ferm camp for
the North Central Montana
Council.
Scouts from over SO communi-
les extending as far east as
3aco, as far south as Helena and
! Iownsend, to the Continental
1ivide and to the Canadian line.
This will be the first year that
1ome Canadian Scouts will camp
g Napi. They will be from Coutts.
The Scouts will come to the
lamp in private cars and all of
ehem through Browning besides
NE regular visitors that visit the
lamp from other parts of the
United States. Mr.. johnson this
veek met with the Lions Club,
Deal sponsors of Scouting, and
the program to the
roup, showing films on the
lamp. The Club is in their third
year as sponsors.
Included in the Camp program
an be woodcraft, campcraft,
ltesaving, rowing, canoeing,
rflery, archery, hiking, camping
booking, handicraft, conservation,
exmanship, nature study, as we'll
q other related outdoor skills.
The Scouts prepare their
breakfast and lunch and eat
the evening meal in the
dining hall. This meal is pre-
pared by . professional cook.
The local Scout Troop No. 1OO
Rll be one of over fifty Scout
roops in attendance during the
I'VE week Camping session.
The Glacier reporter., 1955-05-13
Open House Today
At Local Hospital

Annual open house will be OBJ
served at the Blackfeet Hospital
today, Friday, from 2 to 4 pm,
invitations being extended to all
friends of the institution.
In the reception program, Wis
itors will have occasion to OBJ
serve various interesting things
that have to do with their phys
ical well-being.
Coffee will be served by re-
ceptionists.
The Glacier reporter., 1955-05-13
Fight Card at Babb Is
Scheduled for June 26

A fight card will be held in
an open-air arena at Babb Sun
day, June 26 at 2 pm, with IL
three-round bouts. Ernest Gray,
promoter of the event, said that
Howard Old Chief, who in Feb
ruary represented Montana as a
Golden Glover in the national
elimination event in Chicago,
would likely be matched against
Emil Small Face, a Blood In
dian of Cardston. Small Face
has an enviable record in the
northwest. This will be the main
bout.
Gerald Gray, winner in the
Great Falls tourney of the fly
weight title, and his brother,
Harold, runner-up, will be
matched with Canadian fighters.
Albert Oscar, lightweight rum
ner-up, will be matched, as will
Earl Blackweasel, a local fast
flyweight.
Other local fighters to be
matched include Francis Mon
roe, Freddie Bullchilid, Robert
Monroe and Tom No Runner.
The event. is being sponsored
by M & ] Cafe, John Wilson,
Babb Conoco Station, Thron-
sons Store, Dick Brown Cafe,
County Commissioner Hi Wood
ward, Harwood Bar, and Tickle
Harwood, all of Babb,
The Glacier reporter., 1955-05-13

Mayor J. D. franklin, to add dramatic touch
to the project, has proclaimed Cleanup Week, the
official sanction the part of his office being a
source Of inspiration.
Posted in the display windows of local stores
this week are legends designating the days and the
areas that to be cleaned. The project covering
five days, the designations are as follows:
Monday, green; Tuesday, violet Wednesday,
The Glacier reporter., 1955-05-13

brown; Thursday red; Friday white.
During the week two county trucks will be used
to pick UP the refuse Labor will be furnished by the
Town of Browning Since the Lions Club is spear
heading the project, members will work each eve
ming during the week from $50 until darkness
The club will also furnish trucks durinq the eve
nngs in order to facilitate the work. LET'S everybody
pitch in and help. Well be looking for you.
The Glacier reporter., 1955-05-13

Sponsored by the Browning Lions Club, with
the Town Of Browning and other groups cooperating,
the annual Cleanup Week will begin next Monday
and continue through Friday
Conceived health as we'll as beautifica-
ton project, Cleanup Week should be most Sue
cessfu one. The enthusiasm Of sponsor and cooper
ators in planning it may indicate or perhaps be pro-
phetic Of next weeks accomplishments.
The Glacier reporter., 1955-05-13
MASONIC WELFARE GROUP
TO MEET MAY. q

The Tri-County Masonic Wei
fare Association will hold its
semi-annual meeting as guests of
Glacier Lodge lat at Browning,
Saturday, May 81. This associ-
alton consists of the lodges of
three counties: Toole, Glacier
and Pondera.
The meeting will begin with
no-host dinner served by the
Eastern Star Chapter and Past
Matrons Club at $50 in the din.
| ing room of the Masonic Temple.
The Glacier reporter., 1955-05-13
CHILDREN
- ENJOY PlcNlCS

Yougnsters from kindergarten
Prough the grades are antici-
Ating a great time before the
ose of the present school year,
ccording to their teachers. Each
Foup will be granted time for a
|ays picnic. The event will be
3 charge of teachers. The last
wo weeks of school will avail
me for the picnickers.
The Glacier reporter., 1955-05-13
BAND CONCERT MAY -

The eighth grade and high
school bands will give a concert
in the school gym May l9, un-
der the direction of Douglas L.
Kuster.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-02-15

Spread coating of soap over the
bottom of your glass coffee maker or
double boiler before use. Afterwards,
any SCOT which settles on the glass will
wash off easily.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-02-15
Recommended Varieties

In considering the present list of
Varieties for certification in Montana
the following changes were made:
1. Lemhi, a soft white wheat, was
added to the list replacing Onas Lemhi
is recommended for the production of
a feed wheat in western Montana. This
variety will be certified in 1855.
2. Selkirk, a stem rust resistant hard
red spring wheat, was added to the
standard list for production in those
areas of the state where rust is a prob
lem. This variety will be certified
in 1855.
8. An early Montana strain of Broad
leaf Birdsfoot trefoil was added to the
list for certification in 1855. Birdsfoot
trefoil is recommended as a legume
in irrigated pasture mixtures because
it does not cause bIoat.
A. Potomac orchardgrass was added
to the list for certification in 1855.
It was pointed out by the directors
that 1855 is the last year when certifi-
cation on acreages of Grimm, Ladak
and Cossack which have lapsed in the
last two years can be reinstated. Acre
ages of Ranger alfalfa and Kenland
red clover that have lapsed are per-
ineligible Keeping legume
acreage eligible for certification is
good insurance.