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The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-15
New Conrad Doctor
PAYS Browning A Visit

DR.. Donald G. Fletcher, re-
Gently of Seattle but who is
opening offices in Conrad for
the general practice of surgery,
orthopedics and general medic
al practice, was a Browning Wis.,
itor the first of this week, a
guest at the home of Mrs. Flor
ence Coulter.
Original plans for the Conrad
offices included an association
between DR.. Fletcher and DR..
James A. Coulter, son of Mrs.
Coulter of Browning. But later,
DR.. Coulter was called to the
armed services, and the contem-
plated association of the two
doctors had to be postponed.
DR.. Fletcher is a graduate of
the University of Nebraska Med
ical School, and later trained at
the King County hospital in
Seattle, Wash, for period of
six years, specializing in gener-
al surgery and orthopedics. He
was also associate professor of
surgery at the University Of
Washington in Seattle medical
school. During the senior year
of training he was associated
with DR.. Buckner, in Seattle.
DR.. Fetched is now entering
practice in Conrad in the prac-
tice of fractures, surgery and
general medical practice, with a
suite of offices located on Main
street. 1t is expected that when
DR.. Coulter completes his SER
vices in the medical corps of the
U. S., that he will join DR.. Flet-
cher, and be associated with him
in general practice.
1t is planned by DR.. Fletcher
to provide specially service
at Conrad that will serve this
entire area.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-15
Theodore Last Star And
Wife Appear In Pageant

Theodore Last Star, promin-
ent Blackfeet tribesman, and
Mrs. Last Star, took promin-
ent part in the Lewis and Clark
pageant held at Ryan Dam pic
mic grounds near Great Falls
last Sunday. and were much pho
tographed in the subsequent pub
licity
Last Star, publicized as a
chieftain of the Blackfeet tribe,
is one of the most handsome
members of his race in this or
any other Indian area, and has
appeared in many plays and en-
tertainments throughout the
country.
At home he is friendly, well
cultured neighbor and citizen,
and has many friends locally as
we'll as throughout the whole
western country. And when it
comes to making a striking ap-
pearance, Mrs. Last Star is not
far behind her distinguished hus-
hand
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-15
Summer Arrived In
Browning Wednesday

After unseasonably cool wealth
er, and much more than normal
precipitation, Glacier county
along with most other areas OF
the state, has at long last been
enjoying real summer weather
the past few days. High temper
atures throughout the state rang.
ed in the high eighties Wednes,
day, with Thursday a continu,
alton of the same kind of wea.
Their. Cut Bank had a high read,
ing of 81 Wednesday, which was
the lowest of any of the report
ing stations in the state
Grain crops and ranges are re-
ported in excellent condition in
most parts of the state, but de-
vastating hail storms have done
lot of damage in some sec,
tions, particularly in the Billings
and Havre areas. Hail damage
will probably be more than nor
NAL for the season over the state,
it is predicted.
Haying will soon get under
way, and an unusually big crop
is expected.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-15
VERNON BLOME,
CARL SHADDOX
farewell Guests

Employees of the Blackfeet In
dian Agency babe farewell to
Vernon Blome, former welfare
worker at the agency. and Carl
Shaddox, employee in the Agen-
cy Soil Conservation Corps, at a
picnic held Friday evening, July
8, at the Lower Two Medicine
Lake camp grounds. Mr.. Blome
left with his family during last
weekend for his new assignment
at Wind River Indian Agency in
Wyoming and Shaddox is soon
to be transferred to the newly
created Soil and Moisture Con
servation of the Flathead Indian
Agency at Dixon, Montana.
Both the Blomes and Shaddox'
es will be missed by the com
munity as both families were &C
tive in civic and community at
fairs.
No requirements have been ap
pointed for the two recently ere
ated vacancies, but it is expect
ed that these positions will be
filled in the near future.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-15
State WiIdlife Exhibit
Begins State Tour This
Season At Marias Fair

The Marias Fair at Shelby,
July 21-24, will be the first stop
on the 1855 fair circuit for the
Montana Fish and Game Depart
ment's wildlife exhibit.
Montanans will have a chance
to see examples of most of the
states native animal species.
Many baby animals, orphans
taken in by the department, will
be included - bear, a mountain
goat kid, an antelope and sew
eral Whitehall and mule deer
fawns, bobkittens, many birds
and game birds, and small ami
mails.
At each stop, the exhibit will
be housed in specially built, per.
manent pens at t he fair grounds.
Present Fish and Game Depart.
ment plans call for this exhibit.
ton of wildlhe each summer.
State game wardens and 9th,
er department personnel will be
on hand at each fair to meet the
public ard assist with the ex.
hibit.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-15
SPECIAL BIG GAME
PERMITS SOON
TO BE ISSUED

Special permit maps and ap-
plication forms will be ready for
distribution in approximately 2
weeks. according to o. n. Wool
verton, chief clerk, Montana Fish
and Game Department.
Deadline for submitting appli-
cation forms for the special
drawings is midnight, Saturday,
August -, and the drawings will
be Friday, August 10 in Helena.
Special permits for 327 moose,
SO mountain sheep and 225
mountain goats will be drawn on
August 10. The special fee for
these species, moose $500,
sheep - $500, goat - $500,
must accompany the application
blank, and all applicants must
have a valid 1855 big game IL
cense All fees will be returned
to those applicants unsuccessful
in the drawings.
Drawings for antelope in some
areas will also take place August
10 where there are more appli.
cations than permits, Wooolver.
ton said
All applications for antelope
permits must have the antelope
coupons from the big game Ii,
cense attached. Coupons should
not be sent in until the applica.
ton forms are available, Wool.
verton stated.
The special application forms
for residents and non-residents
will be made available at the
same time at all license dealer
agents or from the Fish and
Game Department offices in Hell.
ena.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-15
MixUp In Schedule
Keeps Ponies AWAY

The much looked for big
horses of the Anheuser Bush
Brewing Company, scheduled, to
appear in Browning Thursday
afternoon, failed to put in an ap-
pearance, much TO the disap-
plontment of many grown-ups
and lot of kids, who were look
ing for them.
A representative of the brew
ing company came into the Re-
porter office and arranged for
advertising the event, but failed
10 get the material here in time
to include it in last weeks paper.
In place of the advertising, we
gave the event considerable pub
licity in the form of a free"
write-up.
1t is reported here today that
the caravan carrying the show
went direct from Cut Bank,
where they showed Wednesday,
to Great Falls.
What Will YOU Have?"-
Pabst Blue Ribbon"
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-15
RAIN SLOWS WORK
REBUILDING US. 2

WEST GLACIER - Early July
rains that speeded snow melting
brought the Flathead rivers mid
die fork up near spring flood
levels, and are continuing to de-
lay channel work in connection
with rebuilding u. S. Highway
No. 2 east of Nyack.
General construction is under
way on a 5-day basis except 6
days for drilling crews. Traffic
on the highway is being delayed
as much as an hour.
Part of the Tony Marrazzo
Construction Co. $1,288,2 84 con-
tract to build SIS miles of U. S.
No. 2 east of Nyack includes
construction of a new channel
for the Flathead's middle fork
on the north or park side. High
water is delaying movement of
equipment across the stream, re-
ports J. l.. Johnson, superinten-
dent
Heavy blasting is to start just
east of Nyack with subsequent
movement of about 1000 cubic
yards of rock. The rebuilt high
way at this spot is to cross over
the Great Northern mainline
and then follow the river for
about three miles to Crystal
Creek, where it will again cross
over the railroad.
Much of the clearing has been
completed, as well as road pion-
eering. Only $500 feet of the
present highway route is being
used in the SIS miles of new
highway.
To be eliminated is the Dew
lis elbow section where U. S.
Highway No. 2 corkscrews up
the mountain side. Taking its
place will be the river level high
way.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-15

able that the searchers could
have found all the money scat.
tered around the wreck after
several hours had elapsed. 1t is
also thought that the men had
little chance to spend or dispose
of much, if any, of the loot, as
they were probably more inter-
ested in getting away than in
spending any of the money.
The two men were later iden-
tilted as James Davis, SO, who is
believed to be from Butte, and
Clifford H. Thomas, 20, of o.
Neil, Nebraska. Davis entered a
plea of guilty to a charge of
first degree burglary. County At
torney Dan WEIGH drove to Con-
rad and obtained a court order
granting him leave to file the
burglary charage direct in the
district court. When confronted
with the charge Tuesday, Davis
plead guilty, and was given a
sentence of five years in the
penitentiary. Thomas, the young
er man, had not entered a plea
to the charge Wednesday after
noon, but it is thought that he,
too, will enter a plea of guilty.
CUlprifs We're Carnival Workers
1t is understood that the two
men were here during the 4th
of July Roundup celebration,
working for a carnival company.
They probably visited the store
and made a careful survey of
the premises, and had their plans
well laid for the robbery. They
had returned to Great Falls,
where it is alleged they stole a
car, and returned to Browning
some time Saturday night, and
it is believed, pulled the job
around three o'clock Sunday
morning.
Officers Deserve Credit
The officers participating in
the investigation and capture of
the robbers are credited with do
ing fine job, and County At
torney Dan WEIGH is credited
with handling the prosecution of
the case in an efficient and
speedy manner, obtaining the
confession of the one culprit,
and probably getting a second
confession, and landing the GRIM
inals in the penitentiary in a
short time after they committed
the crime.
Mrs. Dewey Bray, wife of Chief
of Police Bray, is also credited
with efficient work in handling
the two-way radio communca.
tions system that brought a
quick investigation of the wreck
ed car, and the resultant cap
ture of the robbers. Other Off
GERS participating in the investi.
CATION and capture included
Chief of Police Dewey Bray, Pat
rolmen Porky Sellars and Ed
McMullin, Night Policeman Col
lier, Sheriff Jesse Harlan and
Deputy Sheriff Eddie Colbert.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-15
COINC-TO-SUN
WORK NOW BEING
DONE AT NIGHT

WEST GLACIER - Construc-
ton on Glacier National Park S
Going-to-the-Sun highway for the
balance of the summer will be
mostly during night hours, an
nounced Supt. J. w. Emmert.
There will be a minimum in
reference with vacationer traf-
fic with the Logan Pass section
closed from $50 pm. until 7:3O
am.
Mclaughlin, Inc, Great Falls,
has a $286,3735O contract to as
phalt pave 81 miles of the high
way from Logan Creek up the
Garden Wall to Logan Pass.
Mclaughlin paving plant is be-
ing set up at the former S. Birch
& Sons crusher location on Nc
Donald Creek. Birch is nearing
completion of S125,3O0 con-
tract that included rock scaling,
crushing 1880 cubic yards of
rock and widening the Logan
Pass section.
Florian Mills, Bureau of Pub
lie Roads engineer added that
Mclaughlin is completing the
S414, 1913 BPR contract for 1853
miles of highway from Many
Glacier to Babb. A temporary
oiling by Mclaughlin is SEIZED
uled, and rock has been crushed
for future contract to be called
for asphalt paving of this sec
ton.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-15
STOCKMEN UNITE
FOR TAX CHANGE

HOT SPRINGS - Stockmen
meeting here decided to take
their tax case to the county
commissioners when they sit as
board of equalization this
month, and to carry the case to
the State Board of Equalization
and further, if necessary.
The stockmen are dissatisfied
with the method of taxing cat
tie as compared with the taxing
of other properties, and are
seeking methods of having the
tax equaliZed.
About 80 stockmen attended
the meeting to discuss the stu
alton. Charles Prongua was the
chairman. Bob Vanderhoff was
elected secretary-treasurer and
Wesley Stearns and Don Nelson,
all of Plains, committee men,
bers to work with a lawyer to
prepare the case to present to
the commissioners.
This new organization is not
affiliated with any other group.
Interested stockmen will be as
sessed 10 cents a head for cattle
TO finance the program and
stockmen from other parts of
the state also will be expected to
contribute if the case is carried
beyond the county level.
II was pointed out that cattle
are assessed at 75-l00 per cent of
their real value, depending on
class of cattle, while some 9TH
er properties are assessed at 40
per cent.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-15
Sons Of Pioneers One
Of Headlight Attractions
At North Montana Fair

Great Falls will begin cele,
brating its annual North Mont.
ana State Fair and Rodeo on
July 81 with the opening of the
midway and the c. M. Russell
Rodeo. The Fair with its many
other activities officially begins
August 1, running through Aug
ust 6.
According to Leo c. Daley,
Fair secretary manager, this
years show will be packed with
brand new features. The five
nights of rodeo, July 31-August
4, will feature as guest perfor-
mers, the Sons of the Pioneers,
musical artists in western clas-
sizes. On August and 6, the
members of Aut Swenson's
Thrillcade will face death to
bring thrills to audiences
through suicide stunts perfor-
med in, on and around moving
vehicles.
There will be eight thorough.
bred races every afternoon, Aug
ust 1-6, with the added attract
ion of stars doing specially acts
between races.
Educational exhibits will high
light activity every day and
night, August 1-6. Judging will
begin on July 81 and be complet-
ed on August 3. Friday, August
5, will feature the baby beef
sale in the livestock pavilion at
9 am.
Sunday, July 81, is Kids Day
at the North Montana State Fair.
Children are admitted free to
the grounds and all midway
prices are reduced.
Mr.. Daley states that provis-
ions are being made for ade-
quate accommodations for the
large crowds expected. He ad-
vises that fairgoers write now
for reservations for grandstand
seats.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-15
TOPS Club Has A Perfect
Record for the Week

The popular and rapidly grow
ing Tops club, local organization
of women interested in reducing
their weight, held an interesting
meeting this week, and report
some satisfying results.
Ten members were present at
the meeting, and reported a
gross reduction in avordupois of
1914 pounds, with no one red
pig" Chose showing an increase)
in the list.
At the close of the meeting
refreshments were served, con-
sisting of mellon balls and eel
cry sticks mot so fattening, the
members think.)
The next meeting is schedul'
ed to be held at the home Of
Mrs. Vina Chattin, with Evelyn
Romag as hostess. All women
who think they are carrying too
much weight are invited.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-15
PARK TRAFFIC FOR
18th OVER $4,000

WEST GLACIER - Weather
was improving in Glacier Ma
tional Park following some OF
the most unfavorable July wea'
Their in the history of the area
Despite rain and snow over the
Fourth, Glacier had a flood OF
visitors.
Entries into the park totaled
24,544 for Saturday, Sunday and
Monday compared to 30,85l Wis,
itors for comparable days in
1854.
Visitor attraction of Glacier
National Park had caused a 20
per cent surge in vacationers ov-
er a year ago. Reduced traffic
over the Fourth brought this
down to a IL per cent gain.
Glaciers 1O0,0O0th visitor ar
rived July l this year. Last year
the 100,0O0th visitor came July
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-15
Robbers of Buttrey Store
Meet With Quick Capture

Some fast and efficient work
on the part of the Browning po-
lice force and members of the
county sheriff's staff, plus some
bad luck by the criminals. re.
suited in bringing a swift cap
ture and speedy justice to two
bandits who burglarized But.
trey's Food store here cary Sum-
day morning.
On arriving at the store about
nine o'clock Sunday morning
Manager John Loewen and Mar.
vim Spared, of the meat depart
ment, discovered that the store
had been burglarized, and local
peace officers were at once mott
fled. In short time police Of
ficers and men from the sher-
ltfs force were on the job, and
found that an entrance had been
forced through the roof of the
building, and the burglars had
blown the safe, and taken all
the checks, currency and silver
from the safe, and had consider
ably Uttered up the place.
While the preliminary investi-
CATION was going on, a report
came in that a car wreck had
occurred on Highway No. SO,
near Blacktail creek and a short
distance north of the county line
between Glacier and Pondera
counties.
Acting on a suspicion that the
wrecked car might have been the
getaway vehicle, an immediate
investigation followed, and it
was learned that two men were
involved in the wreck, and that
a passing motorist had brought
them back to Browning to the
hospital for treatment.
The wrecked car was almost
completely demolished, but the
two burglars were not seriously
injured. Part of the loot was
found in the car which confirm
ed the suspicion of officers that
the two men in the hospital
were the guilty parties, so they
were Immediately investigated
and placed under arrest.
A search was made for the
missing loot at the scene of the
accident, and some of the cur
rency and checks were found
some distance from the car,
scattered over the prairie, and
some of the currency was even
recovered from the creek.
SizesbIe Sum Taken
Officers report that check-up
at the store revealed that a to-
tai of S3,226 was missing in cash
and checks. Of this amount, ST.
673 was recovered at the scene
of the accident and on the per-
sons of the culprits, leaving the
sum of S544 unaccounted for. 1t
is thought that the missing
funds were probably the amount
not found at or near the wrecks
scene, as it is not at all prob
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-15
Who's Who at the Local
Hospital This Week
Pz:Lents admitted and discbar

PATENTS admitted and discharg
II
+312 Bostwick, Joseph Sher
- Viola DuBray, Jess Lopez
NAY Running Crane and daugh
e Helen Kincaid, Alden Potts
%--zm Wright, Mary Louise
Fs|22 and daughter, James Da
- Cliff Thomas, Mary Jane
-c-Is, Stanley No Runner, An
= Mae Spotted Bear and son
-eT Oscar, Jacqueline McCur
q Lois Billedeux, Mildred
--'- Patricia Anderson and
= 8 HoSella Bingham, Joseph La,
~ Ennis Vale, Beverly Kilt,
~ Bernice Skunk Cap.
--s currently hospitalized:
Iard Boy, Henry Heavy
e, Annie Bull Child, Judy
cllst, Richard Mountain
80 Annie Running Rabbit,
sG Billedeaux, Sophia Ar,
III Evalina Sharpe, Geneva
Running Crane, Rita
- .%@d Eagle, Ernestine Little
- huth Boy, Elizabeth Bou
l a MARSHA Black Weasel. Lu,
Ert
~ Boy Spotted Bear, Baby
anderson, Baby Girl Spotted
- Baby Boy Boy. Baby Girl
0'sa1as
E Boy Billedeaux.
oy Girl Billedeaux.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-15
DEL BONITA BIBLE SCHOOL

Mrs. Charlotte Bridges IS con-
Quoting a summer Bible school
at Del Bonita schoolhouse this
week. The junior choir of the
Methodist church were present
to sing at the first services held
last Sunday.
A number of cars took the
choir members to Del Bonita
and had a picnic dinner on the
school grounds.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-15
Lack Of Heavy Machinery
Is Main Reason for No
Street Improvement

After using every effort pos
sible to get heavy grading equip
ment to level up the streets in
Browning, the Council and Ma
yor this week decided to buy
sufficient equipment that would
always be available, not only on
a few of the streets in town, but
to take care of all the streets.
Heretofore it has been pos
sible to get heavy equipment
from the state road department,
the county or the Agency to do
the street leveling when it be-
came necessary in town. But
this spring the state refused to
put any of its equipment on the
town streets, other than along
Highway No. 2; the county equip
ment is all tied up in heavy
road work on the county roads,
and the Agency machinery was
also busy elsewhere, the officials
state, with the result that it has
been impossible to get the nee
essary work done to make the
streets passable after the spring
breakup.
Officials having this work in
charge state that a deal is now
pending to buy the heavy equip
ment needed to keep the streets
in shape, and that in this way
much-needed Improvement in
all streets in town will be pos
sible.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-15

Jack E. BereZay, we'll known
Cut Bank resident who had been
employed by Glacier county as
a road worker for several years,
was accidently killed when pull
ed into a gravel loading machine
by a conveyor belt. The acct
dent took place 38 miles north
of the county seat town, last Fri
day afternoon.
Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock
from the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints in Cut
Bank, with a large number OF
sorrowing relatives and friends
attending. He was 80 years OF
age, having been born In Can
ada, and is survived by his wild
ow and three children; his par
ents, Mr., and Mrs, E. E, Berezay;
one sister and six brothers.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-15
BAPTIST SPECIAL SPEAKER

On Tuesday evening, July 19,
Rev. Harry Engstrom, chalk-talk
artist will be the speaker at the
Baptist Bible Study. Rev. Eng
strom is a graduate of Bob Jones
University, and is presently en-
gagged in assisting churches with
the development of children's
activities. Rev. Engstrom will
draw chalk pictures during his
sermon.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-15
NEW DOCTOR ARRIVES

DR.. E. van der Smissen, of
Baltimore, Maryland, has been
transferred from the U.S.P.H.S.
hospital in Baltimore to join the
staff of the Blackfeet Indian hos
pital. This will make the num-
Der of physicians serving the
Blackfeet hospital, three. This is
in keeping with the USPHS pol
icy of expanding medical service
where needed.