The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-09-16
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BY Charles S. Spencer
September 10, 1855

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September 10, 1855
Mr. ]. Z. White, Assistant
Chief, Branch of Credit, from
the Washington office, is SEIZED
uled to meet with the credit
committee from the Tribal Coun-
Gil, the Superintendent, credit
agent, and representatives of the
credit division from the Billings
Area Office on September 81,
1855. This meeting is to work
out an acceptable plan for re-
activating the credit program on
the reservation, which will be
acceptable both to the Tribal
Business Council and to the
Indian Office. The meeting is
scheduled for the middle of the
week in order that any I'M
finished business of the first day
can be taken care of on Thurs
day and Friday. Thus, it is
hoped that a credit program can
again be put into effect for the
members of the Blackfeet Tribe.
On Monday of this week Mr..
MILFORD Ashton was appointed
to the position of Realty Assist
ant. At present his entire time
will be devoted to assisting with
appraisals. On Thursday, Sep
/ TENDER Is, Mr.. Clair, the Area
Realty Officer, and an official
appraiser from his office will be
at Browning in order to orient
Mr.. Ashton and get our fee
patent and land sale program
under way. 1t is understood
that the Area Office appraiser
will remain in Browning until
most or all of our backlog of
land work is brought up to date.
Friday of last week our office
received the $4,000 Treasury
check which is to be used as a
guaranty fund in the tribes CO.
operative program with the Con-
rad Production Credit Associa-
ton. 1t is now planned that on
Friday of this week the Chair
man of the Tribal Business
Council, accompanied by the
Superintendent and credit agent.
will meet with the representa-
tives of the Conrad Production
Credit Association at the Mon
tana Bank of Great Falls to de-
post a portion of this money
and buy negotiable government
bonds with the residue. which
will be deposited in the Montana
Bank as a guaranty fund. as
called for in the tribal program.
1t is anticipated that following
the deposit of this money, mem
berS of the tribe will be able to
take advantage of this new loan
ing facility.
Mr.. Shilling, Principal of the
Boarding School, reports that
there were seventy children en-
rolled the first day of school at
the Cut Bank Boarding School.
TINS IS a considerable increase
over the first day one year ago
and indicated a decided interest
in education among the young
people of the reservation.
Mr.. Van AlStyne, Area Road
Engineer, visited Browning dur
ing the early part of this week.
While here he inspected the oil
Surfaclng Job on the Cut Bank
Boarding School road. He also
visited the eight mile stretch OF
road Immediately south of the
Great Northern Depot, on which
a contract is to be let on We'd
neSday of this week, which calls
Tor reallgnment, raising of the
grade and placing a gravel sur
facing thereon as preliminary
step IN bringing the Heart Butte
road up 10 standard before turn
ing It over to Glacier county.
Mr.. Ed Wight, Educational
Specialist In charge of Vocation
al Agriculture with the Indian
Service Department of Educa.
ton, was a visitor at Browning
on Tuesday OF this week. Mr..
Wight conferred with PRINCIPAL
Shilling at the Cut Bank Board
ing School and also with Super
lntendent Cloke OF the Browning
Public Schools, where coopera.
ton IN vocational agriculture
training for students in tins
community was discussed.