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The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-04-06
Indian Institute to Be
in Missov|a Next Week

The Third Annual Institute of
Indian Affairs will officially
open Wednesday. April II. on
the Montana State University
campus.
This years theme "Opportuni.
ties of the Indian in Montana" -
a program of general sessions,
concurrent workshops, business
sessions and entertainment - is
expected to draw interested pco.
pie from all parts of the state.
The three day conference is
sponsored by Montana Commit.
tee on Human Relations and is
administered by the Community
Services Laboratory. College of
Arts and Sciences. Montana
State University.
Tho entire program is sup
ported by the several Indian
tribes and the STATE INTER
This year. the four workshops
will be: Law and Order. F.dura,
ton. Health and Economic Wei.
fare. Specific questions in each
will be considered Mac Vii.
Hanson has been requested to
chairman one of the groups.
Special features include a pub,
lie reception in the Yellowstone
Room Lodge Wednesday even.
ing. Hosts will be leaders from
the different Montana Tribes.
4 beef barbecue is scheduled for
Thursday evening in the Field
House. ClimaXing the days
activities will be the k.A NCk
SIN tBlackfcct word for Fest.
vaD.
At press time. no definite in.
formation was available with re.
gard to who will represent the
Blackfcct. However. several
members of the tribe are plan.
ming to attend this event.
Ina Childcrs. leader of the
Indian Arts Group. Robert Dur,
ham. Associate County Extension
Agent. and Bonnie Olncy. Coun.
~ Home Demonstration Agcn,
from the Montana Extension.
Service will he in attendance.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-04-06
MAsoNS HOLD PUBLIC
SCHOOL PROGRAM MONDAY

\ rnsi Interesting aud IN.
formative public mrr,in. was
held IN the Masonic Temple on
Monday night o this week. IN
observance Of "iublir School
week"
The meeting. sponsored by
Glacier l.migr Va, ~. imk the
form Of n panel discussion. with
the hca.iS al the local srhOnls
participating
SuprrininLrn, Harold Shilling.
Of IT," Cut Bank !,narhing s'hnnl.
save u comprehensive paper on
the establishment and progress
"i the THEORY OF public education.
f"nni H. brrin'tiu, tracing the.
development down in the present,
:n.,'. =, - 5r' - ..i,:ins ut Sap.
Harry tlukr. Of the Browning
Srhn"l system: rhil ward. high
s"h"nl priuripal. and robert
Howard. principal "f the nrad.'
s.'hnUls. discussed problems con
Irnniiir the lnrnl srhnolS. Many
questions "Crr asked by the audi
rrr". AID n most cmlightrning
program resulted.
Refreshments were served fol.
lowing the meeting.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-04-06
Nett: od;st Church Nears
finish o. improvements

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The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-04-06
Youth Movement Given
Good Support Locally

Progress in the development
of a Community Youth Program
continued al a meeting held in
the Blackfret Tribal offices on
Thursday. March %. and was at.
tended by approximately IS rep.
resentatives of interested groups
in the community.
Much of the discussion center.
cd on the need for obtaining the
use Of buildings for conducting
the program. and especially
pointed was the necessity of hav.
ing one particular place which
can be considered as the head.
quarters. In the discussion. a
number of possibilities were
mentioned. including use of the
old community hall. the old
American Legion building. and
several building in outlying
areas on the reservation. Final
~. a committee was appointed
to furtl," explore these various
possibilities and return with def.
mite recommendations to the
group. Committees were also
selected to make further study
and recommendations concern.
ing finances. equipment. and pro.
gramming.
Also mentioned was the need
for cooperation of all members
Of the community TO make this
Youth Program a success. II is
hoped. therefore. that il any
group or individual has ideas on
buildings. program contents. e..
nanccs. or any other phase of
this activity. they will submit,
their suggestions 10 one of the
temporary officers who are:
Robert Howard. Chairman: Ran.
kin Brown. Vice Chairman: Tiff
Mckay. Sccrctary.Trcasurcr.
II Is anticipated that at least
several phases Of the program
will be brought into operation
In the near future. In order to
make this possible. at was an.
nounccd that the Blackfcct Trib.
al Council has voted to make
81 900 available Immediately.
The next meeting of the group
representatives Is scheduled for
Monday. April q. at 40 .. m.
IN the Blackfcc, Tribal offices.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-04-06
Joseph Mssee Dies at
Hospital in Yakima

Joseph Magcc. n lifelong resi-.
dent of the Blarkfcc, reservation
until recent years. when h" has
been operating u small farm near
Toppcnish. Washington. died n,
a hospital in Yakima Monday
morning of this week. NJ III" age
Of 70. following an attack of
double pneumonia. tic had been
hospitalizcd for about ten days
prior TO his death.
The remains will be shipped
back to Browning. and funeral
services will br held IN the
Church Of the Little Flower on
Friday morning of this week ut
1890.
Joseph Magcc was born on the
reservation. near iiobarc. rear
where Highway 30. 30 crosses
Birch Creek nj present. Ills
father. Thomas u. Manrr. came
10 the reservation IN 1891. and
was married later 10 n Blarkfcct
woman. Joseph resided ron,in.
u0usly In this area until leaving
four or five years agO when he
purchased q small irrigated farm
near TOpprnish. lie was we'll
and favnrably known through.
out the community. and his many
friends and relatives we're
shocked To learn Of his uncx.
pcctcd passing.
Sur, .vGrs iiciuac The widow
and two SONS. Henry Magcr. u
former chairman Of the Black
feet Tribal Council ard now u
member Of that body and y
ranchcr living 10 miles north.
west Of Browning. and Walter
Magcc. under sheriff Of Teton
county. living nj ChOtcau. There
arc numerous grandchildren.
ncphcws and nicrcs and other
members Of the family Surviving.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-04-06
Highway No. 2 May
Become Military Route

Repre- sentative OrIin b. Flare
R-NIo,t. 2Md. D!,,D Joined REQ.
re,cntat!v" Victor a. Knox iR.
MlchJ IN support Of his bill
which Will amend the Federal
Aid Highway Act Of 1914 10 pro
vide Hn additional 1910 miles 20
the National Highway System
of Ini"rNa'" Highways Thl, ad
dl'innal mIlCHc" j. to begin at
some point ON | \ \n > be
tween ~, lImac". and Saul, ste
Marie, NirhIgan. and extend in
"A westerly dlrcrilnn through
Michigan. Wisconsin. MINES tia.
North Dakota. Montana. Idaho
and ending in Everett. Washing
ton. The highway would serve
an area rich IL Valuable mineral
deposits and would establish the
only connecting link between
our Northern A.r Defense Bases
and the R.dar Stations along the
northern border of The United
States.
Flare said. the Montana State
Legislature passed a resolution
requesting the Federal Govern.
ment to include l. S. Highway
No. ,. in the National System of
Interstate Highways. The plac.
ing OF the route on the Inter.
state System would be of grca,
benefit /" Montana and would l.,
vital To the Interests of the
Nation.
Congressman KnnX> bill is
now pending before tic House
Public Works Committee for con.
sidrratlon.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-04-06
CHAN HOFFMAN INSTALLED
As LOCAL LIQUOR VENDOR

II. q. Ekcrn. state auditor for
the Montana Liquor Control
Board. has been here for several
days. checking In E. 4. Hoffman
as vendor Of the Browning state
liquor store. and assisting in gr,.
ting the new force organized.
Hoffman succeeds Charles
Chattin. who has acted as vendor
since the store was established
As assistants IN the operation
OF the store Mr.. Hoffman has ap.
pointed Mrs. lola Chattin as
boOkkccpcr and accountant. and
Dale Vale as assistant vendor.
The new force took over the
first Of this week.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-04-06
Tiff Mckay Breaks
Into National News

Washington - congressman
and newspaper readers around
the country know now that In
terror Secretary Douglas Mckay
and llilf Mckay of Browning.
Montana. are two quite different
fellows.
Senator Mansfield pu, in tho
Congressional trcOrd, and
George Dixon pu, in his nation.
ally Syndicatcd column. the fol-
10" in" letter from Mckay UlifD
TO Mckay doug:
Dear Mr.. Mckay: Being a
politician like myself. you will
realize the seriousness of the
situation in which | find myself.
The newspapers are in the habit
of printing your releases under
the heading Mckay says. etc
i have hcrI asked to explain
many Of these articles by people
who are under the impression
| am the Mckay to whom the
article refers. But now. due to
an article which carried the
headline Mckay Defends In
dian Policies | find myself bonn
3ardcd by members of our Black
feet Tribe with questions such
as What do You see in Indian
Bureau policies to dcfcnd'''
SO YOU STE. I'm really on the
>r"i. Like Ike. I'm up for re-.
election in 1886 and if something
sat done To correct this. I'm a
dead duck"
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-04-06
HOSPITAL Notes
Patients currently hospitaI

Patients currently hospital.
ICED:
Annie Calf Looking. Good Vic.
tory Rcd Fox. Kenneth Skunk
Cap. Maggie Goss. Daisy Shcr.
man. Richard Mountain Chief,
Merlin Oscar. Carol Morris.
Mary Sandcrville. Carl DuBray.
Mike Bad Old Man. Aloysious
Rides Al The Door. Loretta Syth.
Karen Every Body Talks About.
Nancy Bennett. Helen Bclcour,.
Iris Big Springs. Carol Ann Tay.
lOr. Margaret Boy. Paul Iron
pipe. Joseph Big Beaver. Maggie
Wippcrt.
Patients admitted and dis.
charged:
Georgia Rutherford. Imclda
Ground and son. Alice Walter
and daughter. Maize Chief All
Over and daughter. Robert Mad
Plume. Jr.. George Duck Head,
Elma Mittcns. Winsl0w Evans,
Jr.. Mary Matt. vclma Smith and
daughter. Samuel ChOatc. Bcr.
nard Eugene Ground. Judith
Marccau. John Iron Pipe. Mary
Ellen Running Fisher. Donald
Brown. Martina Marccau.
Births: Baby Boy Bclcourt,
nahv DOv TnvlOr.
A Childs Conference will be
held at the Blackfcct Hospital
Tuesday. April 10. 1855. At 0:3O
q. ~. 10 1900 noon.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-04-06
Of Crow Leader
Dies in Sheridan, Wyo.

Mrs. Robert Yellowtail, 60
wife of the well.known Crow In
dian leader. died Wednesday
evening at her home. 3l5 East
Fifth street, after an illness OF
nearly two years. Her death was
attributed to cancer.
Mrs. Yellowtail was born Mar
garet Pickett, the daughter OF
Joseph Pickett. a white pioneer
frcightcr. and Lucille Pickett OF
the Blood Indian reservation in
Canada. The two met while Mr.
Pickett was frcighting in the
IT. Benton and Fl. Macleod
areas.
After settling in Big Horn
county. Mr.. Pickett also freight
cd from Custer Junction ia
Sheridan. Mrs. YcllOwtail was
tho only girl in the family of five
children. She was reared and
educated in Big Horn county
and attended Carlisle college in
Pennsylvania where she majorcd
in nursing education.
Her marriage to Mr.. Yellow,
tail took place in August of 1890
and the couple continued to live
on the Reservation until coming
to Sheridan this fall so she could
have medical attention. Since
her illness became critical last
week. all the children in the
family with the exception of one
daughter in Phoenix, Ariz., were
able TO be at her bedside. Also
here were relatives from Canada
and her only surviving brother,
Richard Pickett of Crow Agency.
She had worked with her hus.
band in his many activities that
included 4 position as former
Superintendent of Grow Agency
and his work as leader of the
opposition to the proposed Vel.
lowtail dam. Through the years
the couple Travelled extensively
in connection with his work.
She is survived by her hus.
band ard 10 children. Mrs. Anita
NORM of Great Falls: Laura lie
Docs II. ST. Xavier: Bernard To.
bacco. Grow Agency: Ruth Drift.
wood. Lodge Grass: Thomas To.
bacro. Lodge Grass: Joy Toin.
cr'a and Winona Plenty Hoops.
both of Lodge Grass: Marjorie
Glenn OF Billings: Robert Vel.
low,ail. Jr.. of Lodge Grass and
l.orcna Walks Of Phoenix. Ariz.
Fifteen grandchildren and her
brother. Richard Pickett. are
others in the list of immediate
survivors. Her parents and
three brothers preceded her in
death.
Funeral services we're con.
Quoted from the Baptist Indian
mission in Lodge Grass Saturday
At 10 a. N. with Miss Clara Odds
officiating. Burial was in Lodge
Grass.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-04-06
Political Filings Still
Drag for County Offices

TNr only HcW fillng for a place
on the official ballo; for the
coming primary election made
during The past week was by
Barney Reagan. OF Cut Bank. for
state representative. Rcg1u'S
filing was the third on the demo.
cratic ticket for the position of
representative. Mark Dwirc and
Kay Hanson. all of Cut Bank.
having previously filed.
James Gerard is the only can.
didatc filing so far for county
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-04-06
The Weather
CATTLE PRICES DECLINE
v. s.WcSsns, 't oSs:,v,r

Percy DcWOlfc has been adj.
yisrd OF the first contracts BIZ.
ing signed for fall delivery for
calves IN this area. which show
n slight decline over the 1885
prices.
The bulletin shows tho con.
tract price for top quality Angus
"alvrs nj i8c per pound. a.
against 2ic las, year. Hereford
elves were contracted At i8c
per pound this year. compared
with i7c last year.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-04-06
Old Chiefs Delegation Cites
Problems at Billings Meeting

Billings - Automobile acct.
dents and deaths are increasing
on the Blackfcct Indian Rcscr,
walton because Of excessive use
of alcohol. a fullblood dclrga,
ton said Wednesday.
Five representatives of the
minority fullblood group and
two members of the tribal cOun,
Gil met with Indian Bureau of,
ficials to discuss this and other
problems on tho reservation.
Milton a. Johnson. actiu% area
director for the bureau. said the
delegation asked for some as.
Sistancc in getting Strictcr con.
troll of liquor on the reservation. e
johnson said the bureau rcrno.
niZcS that excessive use of al,
cOh0l us a serious problem. We
have met with the council (tribal
counciD in the past few months
and We will continue to-"
lie also said the bureau would
assist the tribe lin any way pos.
siblc" but that action would
have to be taken by the regular
tribal business council
Johnson said quite a high per.
centage" of the excessive drink.
ing on the reservation involves
juveniles.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-04-06

Mrs. Mary F'lamand returned
Saturday from n two weeks visit
with her son and family AT Del
Rio. Texas. Mrs. Flamand X
one of the efficient clerks n,
Tr"plc's Grocery. She report,
a very enjoyable vacation. II
was her first trip out of Mon.
tana
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-04-06


office on the republican ticket
lie made his filing some time
ago.
Robert SERVER filed for Justice
of the Peace Of Browning Town.
ship. on the Republican ticket.
There have been several iii.
ingS for precinct committee
men and committee women ON
both the democratic and rcpub.
liran ticket More are expected
later.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-04-06
State Oil Lease Sale
Attracts hig h Bids

NS VAC SSoSS va 0tu SSoo lSoSS
sale held in Helena last week,
the area along the mountain
front, in Teton and Pondera
counties. drew the highest bids
the maximum price for any
tract being $87.56 per acre bonus
The lands attracting the high
bids were located in the general
area of Dupuyer and Pcndroy
some in locations that have here.
tofore shown encouraging re.
suits from drilling. but none of
the completed wells have been
placed in commercial production
The sale was the first in scv.
cral weeks conducted by tho
state land board. and ncttcd a
total of 1911 $4,000 for leases on
l48 tracts. There arc. of course,
no state lands on the Blackfcct
Indian reservation. but the fact
that the high prices at the state
sale were almost entirely along
the mountain front indicates that
the big companies arc pinning
great faith on the possibility of
getting big production in the
mountain front area. both on the
reservation and to the south.
Seismographing work is being
pushed by the Gulf Oil Company
in the Browning area. but most
of the other seismographing
crews that have operated for
several years in this area have
been withdrawn. their work evi.
IDENTIFY completed.
Gulf was the high bidder and
received much of the choice acre.
age in the Babb area. where four
townships were offered for lcas.
ing late last year. As Gulf con.
trolls the fabulous Pincher Creek
field, across the Canadian border
about 20 miles north of the Babb
leases. it is expected that deep.
test drilling will get underway
in that sector early this spring.
Following is an account of the
state sale last week. as published
in the Montana Oil Journal:
The hishiy.ssvlssd are.
about 10 miles wsst.nersh.
west Of the Pendsrs field,
in Teton and Pendsra eovn.
ties. stole the show q the
state eiI.sss lease suction in
Helene. Monday. ~ which
oilmsn bid $37l.6Ss for
leases on I@0 tracts.
Along the major Pcndroy fault
and in areas adjacent thereto
near faulting of lesser magni.
tude. a dozen tracts were bid on.
with per.acre bids as high as
$3.50 an acre. top price Of the
entire sale.
The $3.50 an acre bid was
made by the Culver Company
Billings lease brokerage con,
Germ. acting for undiscloscd prin.
cipals on tract IS. 1880 acres.
all In 27N.6W. The acreage en-.
braced Lots 3 and 4. 81. NV and
SW Section 2. and Lot l. SW
NE. NE SW and NV Sc Of Sec,
ton 3.
The tract Is Immediately
north Of . 22s@.feot dry hole
drilled BY the Cosmos Oh
Company several years $50.
end 10 four miles sovthssst
OF three wells drilled By
Western Oils that got oil end
gas In both the Svnbvrss
sand end Madison lime, and
four miles southwest Of .
producer drilled In lest year
BY Spring { esSsstt."
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-04-06

On Tuesday of this week a
delegation of the older full.blood
members of the Blackfcct tribe
left by car for Billings To confer
with the area director on mat.
tiers pertaining to reservation
conditions they believe >nui!ld
be rcmcdicd.
The delegation was composed
o: Theodore Las, Star. John Old
Chief. Joe Iron Pipe. Charley
Iron BrraS, and ChaS. HrIi,.
with George Kipp As rcrr"Srn
tativc of the Tribal C,unci!
Each delegate was supplied
with 500 for expense money by
the Tribal Council. and the
drivers Of the two cars were al.
lowed $50 each for providing
transportation.
The older tribe members have
been holding periodical mrrlil..>
in recent months. and had one of
their meetings publiriScd in the
Cut Bank newspaper. the piece
having been written hy lady
reporter wholly unfamiliar with
life and conditions on the rc>rr.
walton.
Joe Iron Pipe gave out an in.
tcrvicw in Billings Wednesday.
broadcast over a Great Falls
radio station Thursday morning.
airing some of the grievances of
the elder members. in which he
stressed what he believed 10 be
the evil effects OF lrgalixcd
liquor on the Bla"krrci rrSrr.
walton. lie also cited other prar.
tees he thought should be
changed.
The delegation is expected 10
return home the latter part of
the week.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-04-06
State Congressman Opposes
Ye||owtai| Damsite Payment

3 Billings - Rep. Drvin 3. Flare
R-MontD said Monday that the
proposed 50 million payment for
icllowtail Dam rights,ofway
would be one Of the biggest
givc-awayS ever voted by the
Congress of the United States.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-02-17
pURIM CUSTOMS

tended in reality to represent
Hannah and his friends but rather
as a disguised attempt to ridicule
Jesus. Jewish leaders, especially
the rabbis, noting the dangers in
volved, sought to abolish these
customs.
The parody is among the fam
Gus Purim customs whcih prevails
to this day. The odd thing is that
sacred, items become harmless
jest. An entire literature has
grown up, most of which is in
tribute to drinking in Purim. The
following is widely known
parody of this type:
"Said Rabbi Babbuk (Bottle):
whatsoever drinks wine on Purim,
and becomes intoxicated as Noah
the Righteous, will be prosecuted
the rest of the year from the evil
effects of bad water. You may
learn this from Noah the Right
eous. For when the deluge came
and drowned the whole world,
even the giants, there remained
no one in the world, excepting
Noah, his wife, his children and
those who were with him in the
ark-all because he was destined
to plant a vineyard and become
intoxicated on Purim.'
rabbi Hamram wine Dealer)
said: why did the eyes Of Isaac
our forefather grow dim sooner
than those of any other Patriarch?
Because all his life he busted him
self with nothing but digging
wells, as it is told in the Penta-
touch, and never planted even
one vineyard"
The devotion of a good Jew to
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day they erect a bonfire, and cast
the effigy in its midst, while the
boys stand round about it, testing
and singing. And they have a
ring in the midst of the fire,
which (ring) they hold and wave
from one side Of the fire to the
other"
Among the Purim pranks was
the Italian custom for children to
line up in rows and pelt each
other with nuts. In Germany, in
some communities, it was GUS
tom on Purim to make figures of
Hannah, his executioner, Haman's
wife Zeresh and other principals,
all of wax. The figures were
placed side by side in the Syna-
gogue pulpit and when the reader
began to read the Megillah, the
several wax figures were set afire
and burned all for the pleasure
of the congregants.
Some of these customs often
enraged the Christian populace.
It was their belief that these
burnings in effigy and similar
burnings of figures were not in