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Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1955-12-24

children cE friends, their average
expenditure was $3.50.
Families with incomes between
$4,000 and $1,000 and with parents
between 80 and A in age. spent
the most for toys. The average Cor
the nation spent in toys was 500.
Women shopping alone bought
523 million dollars worth of the
92O million dollar total toy bin
The average woman bought nine
toys, six for her own children and
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1955-12-24

this year have muscular feasibility.
A ballerina doll, equipped with
such coordinated muscles, can
achieve virtually any position in
ballet routine.
Newest in cl1ild-size dancing
dolls is a 46-inch baIIerina whose
feet are equipped with elastic
straps which slip over her part
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1955-12-24
KoyNAE MIRRoR

Another three for children OF Hienas ana
they were ng toys for relatives Dolls and ed
children friends ali other toys in popularity
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-01
Death Claims Browning
Pioneer, Thomas J. Handy

L. Sherburne, Ed Shurr Sr.,
George Morgan, T. E. SERVER, J.
E. Hilton, Tom Hall, Archie St.
Goddard, Leslie Aubert, A. M.
Shannon, William Kipp, William
Spanish, o. A. Tellifero, William
Bercovich, S. T. Scotland,
Charles Starr, Thomas Pepion
Sr., E. A. McDougall and Levi J.
Burd.
Mr.. Handy was born in Surry
County, N. c., March 4, 1882, the
son of A. c. and Elizabeth Col.
den Handy, southern pioneer
stock of English ancestry.
At the age of II, he and an
older brother, John, left home to
do for themselves, coming direct
ly to Montana. They first set
tied in Phillips county, where
they operated a ranch from 1899
to 1906. In the latter year they
came to Glacier county.
For number of years Mr..
Handy was employed as team
ster by the Bureau of Reclama-
ton, which had headquarters
at what was known as Camp l
on St. Marys River.
His marriage to Miss Jessie
LaBreche, a Browning resident,
occurred in 1907.
For a number of years Mr..
Handy operated a cattle ranch
~ miles east of the Holy Fam
lily Mission. the family moving
| to Browning in 1881. In that
year Mr.. Handy began a deliv'
cry service, which made contin
ued growth over the years, Ham.
by & Son Service Station being
the final achievement which Mr.
Handy and his son, Charles, car.
ried on as co-partners.
Mr.. Hamby's public service in
behalf of the community includ-
ed that of Town Councilman,
member of the Browning Junior
Fair board, member of Browning
Fair Association board, and vari-
Gus groups functioning for the
betterment of the community.
Survivors include the widow,
Jessie; one daughter, Mrs. Jay
Meeks of Browning; two sons,
Charles and Burke of Browning;
IL grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-01
Morning Gun Well May
Be Large Producer

happen al Z lower depth With
this precaulon. il Is rumored
the lighter rig Will proceed 70
drill pass the bottom Of the pipe
and see what happens below !,
Is also reported that whatever
production has actually been
found can be fully developed by
going back u the bottom Of the
pipe and developing and test
ing the zones that are supposed
10 have made the ShUwIngS On
the way down
i is understood Ia, when the
total depth IL reached the 70
tsry Will be moved U!f. and the
completion of the test will be
done with the cable tool rig
which IL customary method in
drilling deep tests With the
tsee MORNING GUN. Page q
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-01
Car Owners Victims
In Thievery Wave
Sweeping Browning

A wave of thievery, with car
owners the victims, has been roll
ing over Browning the last sew
eral weeks, stealing of gas and
tires and general stripping of
what may be available without
too much difficulty, being done.
One car, which was parked I'M
locked for the night near a no.
tel, was entered by thieves last
weekend, valuables including ex-
pensive fishing equipment being
taken.
In another instance, a Chevro-
let owner with expensive Seiber-
linz tires, lost one of them when
thieves lacked up the front end
of the car and removed one tire,
rim, hub cap and lug nuts.
Tire thefts, according to COM
plants made to police, appear
to be the major offense. In
stances of thieves breaking the
locks of car trunks to get spare
tires are reported.
While there is a small element
in Browning under suspicion, in
the light of local crime detection
from time to time, it is believed
that miscellaneous bunch of
transient poor white trash" is
making midnight stops in town
to steal and pillage anything that
might have an exchange or sale
value along the route of travel.
However, police are not leav-
ing stones unturned" in ferret
ing out those of this community
who have records of stealing
Under surveillance are a few of
juvenile age, who have caused
police trouble. In their case, gas
theft appears to be the major Of
Tense.
AS means of cooperation, po-
lice urge that car owners keep
their property under lock and
key as much as possible as we'll
as park their cars where it will
not be to the advantage of evil
doors.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-01
PQradS Plans

Plans for the big July 3 parade,
which will usher in the annual
Blackfeet Roundup, scheduled for
Sunday and Monday, are making
progress, according to Mrs. Cleo
Davis, who this week has been
busy contracting businessmen in
solicitation of prizes for win
ming participants.
The parade, which is set for
Sunday morning at 10, will form
near the community hall at the
Agency.
Prizes will be awarded to the
outstanding Indian brave and
Indian squaw, most original cow
boy and cowgirl, teen age cow
boy and cowgirl, best decorated
bicycle, and best float.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-01
Indian Bureau
Health Unit to
Make Move Today

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The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-01
Rudur Station Nav
Be Constructed
On Douglas Ranch

Unconfirmed reports were re-
ceived here this week that a ra-
dar substation is to be installed
in the near future on the Doug,
las ranch, about rs miles north
of Browning, at a cost of some
S25O.OOO.
Location of the new installa-
ton is reported to be about two
miles due east of the two oil
tests that were started on the
Douglas ranch in 1858. The plant
is supposed to be of the auto
matte type which will record its
findings at the big station north.
west of Cut Bank.
Further details are expected to
be available next week, and it
is hoped that more complete
account of this important de-
velopment can be published in
next weeks paper.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-01
Junior Fair Plans Are
Discussed at Meetinq

A meeting, organized and con.
Quoted by County Agent John
Tolliver, was held in the Bar.
racks Building June % to discuss
problems concerning the Annual
Browning Junior Fair.
Points of discussion were CO.
ordinating community action,
improvement of the fairgrounds
and buildings, possibilities of a
county fair, the need of addition.
al exhibit space, date of fair
(Sept. 8, 10, 1D, and maintenance
of the property on the fair.
grounds.
In attendance were o. A. Tel.
lifero, Bob Starr, Harold Hanne-
man, Bill Norman, Charles Pet
erson, Harold Schiver, Jim Led.
better, Bob Harris, FLA instruc,
tor; Extension personnel, John
Tolliver, William Corkins, Bon
ME Olney and w. j. Ashton.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-01
Four Escape With Minor
Injuries in Car Accident

In car crash ~ miles west
Of East Glacier early Last Thurs
day morning, four Browning peo-
pie were victims, all having a
narrow escape from serious in
yuries
The four included John Vale,
his brother and sister-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Dale Vale and Marie
Stone
Leisurely motoring along on
their way home, their car, q
Chevrolet sport coupe, left the
highway. turning over end for
end twice and once on its side.
John Vale was al the wheel II
was explained that he dozed off
TO sleep for a moment, the car
missing the curve along that
stretch Of the highway.
AL of them received emergen-
ey treatment for bodily bruises
and minor scratches al the local
hospital
Highway patrolmen inyestigat-
ed the accident.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-01

the Town of Browning had in an
abundant supply of the purest
of mountain water.
In the light of the experience
of Wenzel and associates in the
local engineering study, Mayor
Franklin and his group at last
Friday evenings meeting chose
him without hesitation.
Former Mayor Dick Taught, an
intimate acquaintance of Wen
eel, said that in him the present
administration could place their
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-01

Thomas jefferson Handy, 70,
pioneer resident of the Black.
feet Reservation since 1906, died
at the Memorial Hospital in Cut
Bank last Sunday evening fol
lowing an illness early last week
when he was taken to the hos
pital.
Mr.. Handy was plain and
simple man, as honest as the day
is long one who never hesitated
in responding to a worthy cause.
A staid and upright character
Of this community during the
long years he had lived here, Mr..
HambyS passing brings sadness
to people in all walks of life.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Church of the Little
Flower yesterday morning at
1890 with the Rev. FIR. A. M. D.
Gillen officiating. Burial was in
the Browning Catholic cemetery.
The previous evening at 7 Rosary
was said at the memorial chapel
Of the Beck Funeral Home.
Pallbearers we're Harold Han
neman, Bill Show, Alex Knox,
Dave Hall, Richard F. Taught,
George Clark, Bobb Starr, and
". R. Mcdonald.
Honorary pallbearers were J.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-01
Now Easier for Indian
People to Sell Land

competent" Indians as step to-
ward allowing them to sell their
individual land allotments.
Issuance of fee-patent takes
such land out of the trust status,
thus removing restrictions, as to
its sale, lease or other disposl-
ton, and also removing its tax
free privilege.
Lee said the bureau formerly
discouraged Indians from dispos-
ing of their lands, issuing viz
tually no fee-patents, but that
this policy has been relaxed a
great deal over the last four or
five years"
Labelling the old policy com
pletely unfair and undemocratic, "
Lee said it deprived Indians full
ly competent TO manage their
own affairs, many OF them uni
versity graduates, Of their pro-
perry rights.
Taking the opposite view were
the National Congress of Ameri-
can Indians, Association on
American Indian Affairs, Indian
Rights Association and friends
committee on national leslsLa-
ton.
They Joined in statement de-
claring that the new policy
makes clear that land held by
an Individual Indian may now
be fee-patented irrespective OF
the detrimental effect this) may
have on the land of his Indian
fs.a CONTROVERSY. Paae u
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-01
Fitzgerald Drug
Purchased by
LeWistoWn Man

Sale of the Fitzgerald Drug to
Frank Greco of Lewistown is an.
nOunced by Bert and Sophie
Fitzgerald, who have owned and
operated the business since 1850.
The new owner will take
charge today. Last week the
Ntzgeralds vacated their apart
ment in the building and have
been occupying their ranch home
several miles west of Browning
evenings to enable Mr.. and Mrs.
Greco and three children to pre-
pare for occupancy of it.
For several years until recent
y Mr.. Greco, a Montana-regis-
tered pharmacist, has been en-
Pioyed at Lewistown. Deal for
purchase of the local business
mad been under way for some
TINE, consummation taking place
month ago, Mrs. Fitzgerald
said.
The Fitzgeralds, Montana-born
people, Bert being a native of
asrre and Sophia a native of
glasgow will make their future
nome on their ranch, a sprawl.
ING area of grassland, made pic
tNesQue by a little brown-stone
mouse, as well as a commodious
log building, which was recently
!epalnted and furnished as aux
mary quarters for ranch guests.
n the lowland of the ranch a
1Hee creek bordered by willows
ana various greenery provide a
Homey charm to the property.
Uther buildings include two
urge barns with corral, poultry
uOlse, fuel and tool house and
u-het quarters for storage of
ranch property.
Il Is the plan of the Fitzger-
aus 10 Immediately enlarge the
nOine to enable complete mod.
efnizstion of it.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-01

A news story out of Washing
ton last Saturday concerning the
right of the individual Indian to
sell his property or whether his
property disposition should be
subject to what the tribe felt
about it is of particular interest
to the Blackfeet people, a num-
Der of whom during the last sew
eral years have disposed OF land
holdings under the patent-in-fee
procedure.
The Washington story:
The government for the last
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-01
Rev. Geo. Ritchey
Is Reuppointed to
Browning Church

The Rev. and Mrs. George S.
Ritchey of the Browning Meth
odist church, arrived home last
Sunday night from the sessions
of the annual meeting of the
Montana Methodist Church Con-
ference, which was held in Great
Falls from Tuesday, June 81 to
Sunday, June 26.
Relatively few changes were
made in the appointments of the
ministers throughout the state
The Rev Ritchey was reap
pointed 10 Browning church for
the ensuing year
The conference was highlight-
ed by speakers including Bishop
Glenn R. Phillips. the resident
Bishop Of the Denver Area, who
brought inspiring messages each
morning OF the general theme,
Conditioned Christians
The Rev. Edward Elsou. MN,
lister Of the National Presbyter-
ian Church. ashing1on, D c
the church Of President Elsen-
hover. brought excellent mes
sages each evening Of the con,
ference
Others VINO spoke 10 the con-
ference were Dr. Vernon MID
dleton, Of Chicago, Dr. Charles
CaIkins, also Of Chicago Dr. Earl
Cranston, Dean Of the School Of
Religion. of the University Of
Southern California; and J Ho-
mer Magee. former Superintend-
ent Of the Glacier Park District
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-01

Montana points are to make up
the anticipated record attend
ances of the two days.
The annual Blackfeet Encamp-
ment is getting ready this week
for its impressive showing. Te-
PEGS are going up and will num-
Der sufficiently to form the typi-
cal Indian village.
The Indian Encampment, as of
past years, will be one of the &C
cOmpanying attractions of the
annual Blackfeet Roundup.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-01

trust. In fact, Mayor Taught S
administration. three of the pres.
ent councilmen being in his
group, was mindful of the i'm
mediate need and urgency of a
new water system, and were tax
ing steps towards its realization.
With summer swiftly along
its way. the mayor and eovn-
Gil are concerned with the
earliest possible determine
tion Of water source that
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-01

OF the Town of Browning. The
group spent over month at the
work, the plans, which are now
on file at the Town Clerks Of
flee, presenting a comprehensive
closeup of the project.
Included in the Wenzel en-.
cheering study was a report on
requirements for a water system
Improvement, presumably a du-
plication somewhat of what Wen
eel will be engaged with in the
proposed new improvement.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-01
tf. BENNETT FILLS
METHODIST PULPIT

NJ, me pulpits of the Browning
tTg l church and Of the
at III Methodist Mission were
1Wso Last Sunday by the Rev,
Aooel Bennett, summer assist,
AM Of the church.
Inc Rev. and Mrs, Bennett al,
y ably assisted In the work Of
p Is closing week Of the Vacation
% S.ple school held at Browning
iahlhodist church. Rev, Bennett
~ ! : student at oberiin Theolesi,
q seminary where he Ia pre-
~ sane for full-time ministry In
ihe church.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-01
Town Council Appoints Former Great Falls City Engineer to Plan Water System

Meeting in special session last
Friday evening, the mayor and
council of the Town of Brown
inc unanimously favored the. ap-
ointment of william Wenzel,
farmer engineer of the City of
Great Falls, as engineer to plan
and supervise the Towns pro-
nosed water system.
The choice Of WenzeI was
made on the basis Of his
spIendid record with the
Great Falls municipality and
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-01
Fight Card Fails TO
Draw Desired Crowd

While the Babb boxing card
staged al the former soldiers
rest camp Oh ST Marys Lake last
Sunday was q good event, the at.
tendance was poor.
Ernest Gray, promoter, said
that the gate receipts little more
than compensated the fighters
for their efforts.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-01
Water Project Deal
Made to Benefit
Babb School, Jail

With legalized liquor flowing
at Babb since last year when the
national congress made hard
liquor" and spirituous beverages
available to the American In
dams, drinkers have occasioned
the need of four strong walls TO
hem them in.
Thus II was that Monday
evening members Of the
Board Of County Commits
sioners - Chairman Harold
Hsnnemsn and HI Wood
ward - met with the Bsbb
school board and made .
deal whereby the county is
10 drill q we'll near the school
house in exchange for . wat
er line from an irrigation
ditch 10 the Bsbb isii. The
we'll will be the source of
the schools water supply.
The line has been used in the
past 70 carry water from the
ditch 10 the school house. The
system has proved unsatisfac-
tory
The Babb jail, a concrete en-
closure that has served as a wat
er tank, under an arrangement,
has been converted into jail.
II will accommodate possibly a
dozen people if they stand
straight and don't throw out their
chest TOO far. 1t came into use
for the first time the latter part
Of last week when two fellows
became unmanageable under in
fluence Of strong drink" and
had TO be "hospitaIized"
The Jail will be used simply
as an emergency institution. If
bad character" starts any
thing al Bsbb, the Jail will serve
as place Of temporary incarcer-
alton, pending his transfer 10
The county jail at Cut Bank For
the meek and mild, who stub
their toes, the Jail will be sort
Of House Of Benevolence.
In the king English, il will
be place for the dead ones. ."
The liquor vendors will take care
Of the live ones"
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-01

with the corwin Company.
. Great Falls engineering
firm, which was employed by
the federal government in
the construction Of The Great
Falls Air Base in the early
1905. when the United
States entered World War 10.
A few years later under the
McDougall administration, Wen
eel and associated engineers
were employed to blueprint q
varied program of improvement
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-01

Following completion Of
their work at that time. a
public meeting was called by
Mayor MeDousaII in the
Yesen Hotel Blue Room. .
large representative attend
anee Of citizens being ad-
dressed by Wenzel when q
thorough explanation Of the
engineering study was given.
1t is a matter of record that al
that meeting Wenzel pointed gu,
the Incompatible opportunity
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-01

will yield the largest volume,
a supply that will Justify the
laying Of . 1o-ineh pipe from
the source TO Browning. q
supply that will care for the
growing needs Of the COM
munity for years TO come. .
period that will span . half
dozen generations from now
on.
II has been proposed that sells
(See WATER Page q
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-01
BAPTIST CHURCH TO HAVE
GUEST SPEAKER JULY IS

The Rev. Villes Emnel Of Man
ming, n. D., will be guest speak
er at the Baptist Bible Study on
July S and 6. The Rev. Emmel
is associated with Baptist Mid
Missions and has previously
worked among the Apache In
dian people Of Arizona.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-01

Developments al the Morning
Gun we'll, seven miles south
west Of Browning, continues e
hold the spotlight in Montana
oil circles this week. with still
no official announcements being
made by the Union Oil company
but the feeling is quite general
based largely on unconfirmed re,
ports, that the well will be Z
commercial producer, and per
haps big one,
What is known about the
sifustion is that the big 70
tsry outfit that put the hole
down 70 q depth Of 1919 feet
ha. been dismsnfIed and is
in the process Of being NOV
&c 70 the Unions second 10
cation near Heart BUtte, and
two other smaller rigs are
being moved in. one . rotary
and one q cable tool outfit.
Nose Wagner, prominent drill
er and operator in the Cut Bank
field and in other northern Mon
tana fields, is bringing IN the
smaller sized rotary, and his
brother is bringing in the cable
tool outfit.
Suyposition is that the rotary
will be used in coring ahead op-
erations, and complete the drill
ing 10 such depth as deemed ad-
visable Pipe has been set al
1881, the report goes, which
means that the hole is secure al
that depth, no matter what should
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-01

Mrs. Mabel Bremner returned
last Sunday from a weeks vaca-
ton in Alberta. The previous
week she was in attendance at
the annual state convention Of
the American Legion Auxiliary
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-01
B|ackfeet Roundup Programs
In Readiness for July 81

The annual Blackfeet Round
up, which is in charge of O. X.
Davis, will begin its two days of
programs at the Browning Fair
grounds Sunday at 100 pm.
The project will open with a
Sunday morning parade, which
will form near the Agency com
munity hall. Participants are urg-
ed to be there between 8 and 8
so the parade, which is scheduled
for 10, will not be delayed.
Beginning Wednesday. the
quarters formerly occupied
by the Tribal Store in the
Yesen Hotel building. came
into use as rodeo headqUar-
tiers. The quarters are open
through the day and until 10
or II in the evening.
Entries, it is announced by
Davis, must be filed by tomor-
row evening, which is the dead
line
The rodeo program, besides
bronc riding, bareback riding,
calf roping and team tieing, will
include four horse races daily.
In addition, there will be Pony
Express race each day
Prize money of $1,000 besides
entry fees, will go to the winning
participants.
During the last several weeks
Davis and a crew have been at
work getting the rodeo plant in
shape for the performance. II
included considerable replace
ment OF building material as well
as toll.
The race track and arena have
been bladed SO as TO be in the
best possible shape for man and
animal performance
Rodeo stock Of the kind that
makes riders do or die has been
provided.
Splendid cooperation is being
shown businessmen and others,
who are anxious for the full sue
cess Of the great outdoor project
Rodeo performers, elsewhere
besides the Blacheet ReserI a
ton, are TO enter the contests.
Crowds from the Glacier Park
area as well as from among
those who will be from various
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(see MORNING GUN. Page p