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The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-11-15
Two New Schools To Be
Constructed In District No. ]

Two new two.ro0m country
schools are scheduled for con-
struction on the Blackfeet reser.
walton in district No. 7 at the
cost of $4,000 in the very near
future, according to the Tribal
Council.
The money has already been
appropriated by the federal gov.
eminent under public law BIS.
and all preliminaries have been
carried out with the exception of
the approval of the school sites
by the Department Of the In.
terror.
A total of IL acres for the 10.
cations has been provided by the
Tribal Council at q cost Of $500.
and deeds to the land are now
being proccsscd and will be- sub
mitted to the department upon
completion.
The new program calls for the
consolidation of the Old Agency
and Cold Feet schools with the
new building to be constructed
across the river from the present
location.
The Mad Plume school will
serve substantially the same
area. but the new building will
be close to the highway and
about a quarter Of a mile east Of
the present building.
The children who formerly at.
tended the Swims Under School
will be transported by bus to
the Heart Butte School.
The Indian service has agreed
to keep the road in the Swims
Under area open and in repair
for the next two years. after
which time it will become a leg
of the county road system.
The firm of Weed and Fehl
berg Of Kalispell have been
awarded the architects contract.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-11-15
BY Ted Krcnzkc

In the last column a request
was made for persons desiring to
act as foster parents. in order
to help some neglected young.
stcr. to make these wishes known
TO our Welfare office. Some of
the responses to this date indi.
cate there Is misunderstanding
on what a foster home Is. and
therefore. further details should
be given.
In the minds of a great many
responsible individuals in all
areas of life. one Of the greatest
of all accomplishments Of an.
other person. (alth0ugh perhaps
the least publicizcd). Is to be a
successful parent. When q child
finally emcrges into adultho0d
as a person who is a credit to his
home. his community. and his
country. we know that this has
been accomplished in almost
every case only through the self.
less efforts of q parent or par.
ents. and especially mothers. who
have sheltered. fed. clothed.
loved. disciplined. educated. and
tended to the many other needs
of q growing child. We further
know that this involves not only
self.sacrifice and devotion. but
hard work and effort which
needs TO be every bit as great as
that devoted toward any other
task or occupation.
Perhaps even more IN the way
Of credit belongs to successful
foster parents who take children
to whom they are not related.
and about whom they frequently
know little or nothing. and give
to them the same type Of care
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-11-15
Much Damage Results
From Windstorm

This weeks severe windstorm.
which covered much Of the rcscr.
walton for nearly two days. did
considerable damage to roofs and
TV acrialS. In some instances
store fronts were blown IN and
signs torn from the buildings.
The nv aerial on the City
Hardware building was broken.
causing II to fall over the front
Of the building. barely missing
the large display window.
Numerous other acrials were
broken or blown down In various
parts Of tho city. requiring new
wiring or welding.
The storm. which compared
with some Of the worst IN rcscr.
walton history. Is reported 10
have had gusts Of wind up to 70
miles per hour.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-11-15
Monday Prairie Fire
Completely Levels
Fred CobeIl Ranch

A disastrous prairie fire, re.
p0rtedly starting in the vicinity
of the city dump ground Monday,
burned over an estimated 5000
acres of grazing land. completely
destroyed one ranch and dam.
aged buildings on others.
Famed and spread rapidly by
winds with gusts up to 20 miles,
the flames cut a blackcncd path
castwards from the dump
ground. going just north of
Blackfoot. to a point on Willow
Creek where it was finally bro,
under control and cx,inguishcd
by between 800 and 400 volun.
teer fire fighters.
The Fred Cobcll ranch home
and all buildings were complete
ly lcvelcd as was his winters
supply of hay and other proper.
ties.
a barn on the Frank Tromhy
ranch was burned along with a
large quantity of hay.
Other losses included scat.
tered buildings and stacks of
hay left in various fields.
n. ID. Stephenson, Forest and
Grazing Supervisor of rcscrva.
ton lands. directed the volunteer
crews and the disposition %! the
fire fighting equipment.
Conflicting reports as to the
origin of the fire. and two other
reported fires caused some con.
fusion until the exact location
was determined.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-11-15
~ Owners Agree
To Form Club

About so persons interested in
forming a nv Club in the Brown
ing area attended the meeting
last Friday evening. held in the
Agency barracks.
II was decided to form a club
with the objective of attempting
to promote better reception thru
raising funds for additional
equipment for the reflector sta.
ton.
II was also decided to convert
the station from channel I to Is
in hopes the new Butte station
which is expected to 60 into OPP.
Grafton this week. will provide
better reception for this area.
Membership to the club was
set at ten dollars.
Several persons from East
Glacier were present and took
an active part in the discussions,
expressing their approval Of the
activatiOn Of such a club.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-11-15
NJ. X. Fields, Editor
The Glacier Reporter
Browning, Montana

Dear Sir:
Since the appearance of my
letter to you in your November 2
issue, regarding the proposed
management contract now pend.
ing between the Blackfect Tribe
and Mclaughlin, Nadcau. ct al,
for the leasing and supervising Of
oil and gas lands of the Black.
feet Tribe. man: members of
TIE Tribe have expressed their
agreement with me in my posi-
ton taken in that letter.
These members have. in fact,
gone beyond the technical argu.
ments which ! attempted to out.
line and have studied the agree.
mcnt as it was published in the
same issue of your newspaper
These people have also expressed
themselves to me as feeling that
this matter is Of such importance
that they wish to have il placed
before members of the Tribe for
vote.
For their information and for
the information of those who
have not expressed themselves.
hut may feel the same way. I
feel that I should publicly out.
line the course which should be
followed.
Article TX of the Constitution
and bylaws of the Blackfeet
Tribe reads as follows:
Upon a petition of at least
onc.third of the eligible voters
of the Blackfect Tribe. or upon
the request of the majority Of
the members Of the tribal cOun.
Gil. any enacted or proposed or.
dinance or resolution of the
council shall be submitted to
popular referendum. and the
vote of a majority of the quail.
fled voters voting in such refer.
cndum shall be conclusive and
binding on the tribal council"
This simply means that any
resolution of the council can be
placed before members of the
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-11-15
Postoffiee Lobby Gets
New Cement Floor

The floor Of the Brow ming
post0fficc vcstibulc. rs we'll rs q
8 by I area in the lobby was re-.
placed last week by q cement
section. an opening extending to
the ground level Of the building
being provided space for the i'm.
prOvcmcnt.
Durability Of the Improvement
was ncccssitatcd because Of need
Of frequency In the past Of floor
replacement by wood material.
Contractor was Ole Ovcrdahl
who was employed by the Lind.
hardt Estate. Of which the build.
ing Is a part.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-11-15
Council Seeks Federal Funds
To Build Reservation Dam

, A major Blackfcet reservation
project designed to give the
Tribe long.rangc, substantial
and steady income has been pro-
posed. and negotiations arc in
progress for its adoption.
The project calls for the con.
struction of a S6,3OO.OOO power
dam in the Badger Canyon. on
the southeast corner of the res
crvation.
According to information by a
Council spokesman. the dam
would serve thrcc.f0ld purpose.
The main purpose would be to
furnish cheaper electrical power
to this area and thus provide the
Tribe with badly needed steady
income. Second. it is hoped the
dam would attract new industry
into the state; and third. the
dams reservoir would be devcl-
opcd and utilized to the best ad.
vantage in providing large
recreation area to be stocked
with fish and made attractive to
tourists.
\ survey by the Reclamation
Bureau indicates sufficient water
in the river and reveals a natural
location for a reservoir that
would extend into the Lewis and
Clark National Forest.
The Council has submitted the
proposed project to Montana's
congressional representatives. all
of whom have expressed their
Willingness and desire to seek
congressional appropriations to
carry out a detailed survey of the
feasibility of the project. and its
construction.
The Council is investigating
and striving TO put into action
several projects that would pro.
vide employment for their people
and produce sources of steady in.
come to relieve the current de.
preston" on the reservation. and
raise the standard of living
among their people.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-11-15
New Canadian Law
Requires Proof OF
liability Insurance

EDMONTON &C.. A total of 81
cars were impounded recently In
Alberta on the first IS days the
new law requiring proof Of finan'
cial responsibility came into
force In the province.
Officials Of the provincial mo-
tor vehicles branch. In releasing
the first figures since pink" In.
surance cards became compul.
sorry. said - Of the impoundcd
cars have since been released.
When the new law went into
effect Oct. I, . vehicles branch
official said there was . furry
Of appointments followed by o
rush on insurance offices by
motorists.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-11-15
Hannemsn Gains Three
Votes On Canvass Count

The County Commissioners.
meeting to canvass the election
returns OF Glacier county las,
Friday. found no errors which
changed the outcome of the cleo.
ton.
In several candidates. in which
there were no opposition candi.
dates the Commissioners found
errors In the judges totaling of
votes.
In the candidacy of Harold
Hanncman. republican. who was
running to succeed himself as
commissioner. Browning DIS.
trict. a check of the poll books
nj the canvass revealed an error
In which he gained three votes.
thus officially giving him 1899
and his opponent. Donald Graft.
democrat. 1881.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-11-15
WeIfure Director Cites Need For
Foster Parents With Understanding

which they would give to a child
of their own.
Other things which make this
kind of care something special
are that because of the child's
past experience. special behavior
problems arc frequently en-.
countcrcd. and the fact that all
the attention and work will be
going toward a child who in
most instances will not become
permanent member of the
family.
The greatest rewards for being
a foster parent usually lie in the
satisfaction received from doing
something for another person.
for frequently the child will be
incapable of showing. through
his behavior. the thanks to which
the foster parents would ordin.
arily be entitled.
Financial payment for care Of
Blackfcct children is made by
the Bureau Of Indian Affairs at
the same rate as Is paid by the
County Department Of Public
, Welfare in other parts Of Mon.
tana. Usually. however. this will
be In an amount sufficient only
to cover the cost Of food and
clothing.
Again. il YOU are interested In
giving the kind Of care to an.
other child which you would
liked to have given 10 your child
II you were unable 10 care for
him. please contact the Welfare
office in the Agency Barracks
for further Information.
For the next of these columns.
II Is hoped that information will
be- available on the Reservation
General Relief program for this
coming winter.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-11-15
Stranded Youngsters
Return Home - Broke

A report from the county sher.
IFS office states that the five
Browning tcen.agcry reported
missing last week have been
found and returned to their
homes.
A call from Idaho Falls, Idaho,
last Friday was received from tho
stranded youngsters. asking their
parents 10 send them money Ia
get back home on.
According TO the report. some
Of the parents personally super
vised their return.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-11-15
Community Leaders To
Meet In Browning

4 meeting Of 81 community
leaders from ten communities
has been announced for Saturday
afternoon al one O'Clock By
Robert T.. Durham. Associate
County Agent. to be held in the
Agency Barracks In Browning
The purpose of the meeting
will be- to outline and discuss
community organization for OK.
tension work planning on the
reservation.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-11-15
Special Elk Season
In Madison County

Although big game hunting
will close In many areas Of Mon
tana November IS. the Montana
Fish and Game department this
week announced a special season
on antlercd bull elk.
That portion Of Madison coun
~ lying west Of the Madison
river between Ruby Creek and
Standard Creek will be open Ia
the shooting Of antlcrcd bull elk
from November II until closed
by further notice.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-11-15
SERVER Studio Witnessing
Bio Business Boom

The open seasons kill Of big
game. which has been under way
this fall. has ocrasioncd an &C.
Ic0mpanying business activity at
the SERVER Studio. operated by
Robert SERVER.
Specimens Of the finest OF
trophies Of both deer and elk. Of
hunters from q widespread area
Of the intcrm0untain country arc
In sufficient number TO keep the
taxidcrmy department busy for
considerable time. SERVER said.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-11-15
PAPER WILL PUBLISH
EARLY next WEEK

The Glacier Reporter will Be
published on Wednesday Of
next week instead Of the usual
Thursday publication day 70
permit the staff to enjoy the
Thanksgiving holiday.
All advertisers and CORE.
spondsnts ere sstsd 10 cooper.
sts in getting their copy to vs
. day earlier than usual.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-11-15

Old fashioned root cellars and
Cyclone" cellars are two Of the
hest type shelters against the
modern.day hazard Of radioac.
tive failout, civil defense officials
advise.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-11-15
A MINUTE
WITH NI

One of the most credible and
sensible proposals we have heard
since coming to Browning, with
reference to a steady income and
a steady employment for the
Blackfeet Tribe. is the proposal
by the Tribal Council to con.
struct a power dam on the Badg.
er Creek.
We say sensible. with the reser.
walton that Is is feasible and
workable. This. of course. will
be known only after detailed
surveys have been completed.
Our personal opinion is that
the government should not hest.
tate to explore the proposal in
complete fullness. We do not
think of the project as a shot.in.
the.dark, or as a hairbrain idea.
It's merits are sound. unselfish
and most worthy.
We would like to see the dam
materialize - but as belonging
to the Blackfeet. with no govern.
ment strings attached. We would
like to see 1t put into operation
thru an appropriation from the
government. and operated by
engineers hired by the Tribe who
would be capable of training res.
ervation Indians In the technical
phases necessary for its opera.
ton, thus affording those tribes.
men who are willing to learn.
good paying employment.
Although not accustomed to
dealing in more than five figures
at a time. it Is not too difficult
to see that the government
would. over a period of a few
years. save money by setting the
Tribe up in business for them.
selves.
Other than the construction of
the dam itself. as In the case of
Hungry Horse. it has been prov.
en- that industry will materialize
in this area - and with the in.
dustry comes steady employ.
ment. which in turn. means bet.
ter living conditions all around
and q more prosperous com.
munity.
There Is no end to the posi-.
bilities connected with such a
construction when one considers
the recreational advantages and
the potential of irrigation.
The backing Of this project
should be . determined resolu.
ton Of the entire community,
and all organizations, and the
Tribal Council should be backed
by a flood of congressional cor.
rcspondence from all of US - re-
qucsting that an appropriation be
granted for this dam. rather
than for one In Egypt or some
other foreign land.
In discussing the velocity OF
the recent winds with some OF
the boys over cup Of coffee.
I thought would give them
them something to chew on when
I repeated an old saying about
North Dakota winds.
I'VE really had winds back
there" Dragged. Zone morn.
ing when I left for work I hol.
Jared Good Morning to one of
my neighbors over the back
fence. and q couple of hours
later I received . telephone call
from q fellow In the next town
wishing me the same"
One Of the oldtimcrs gruntcd
a couple Of times then replied,
you amt seen nothin' till you've
seen the same hen lay the same
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-11-15

With the seasonal closing Of
Dunn's Soda Fountain in East
Glacier, the Spot Driven will
handle the sale Of The Glacier
Reporter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-06
An Appreciotive VIP

Senator Mansfield of Montana, an
accomplished traveller, has the manners
and the memory of a good guest. AS a
member of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, he has covered most of the
world in search of information that has
been useful to him and to the Congress.
In this role, he has been a VIP Very
Important Person)-a category of globe
trotter entitled to special treatment from
our diplomatic and military missions
abroad. He has been sufficiently i'm
pressed by this treatment to find, by
inquiry, that l,400 congressional and
1870 other Government visitors received
the same consideration in four European
capitals-Rome, Bonn, Paris and Madrid
last year Mr.. Mansfield is aware that
this treatment costs money, as we'll as
much time and patience, to our foreign
missions. He is proposing, accordingly,
to see that 1t is remembered when 1t
comes time to appropriate funds"
Mr.. Mansfleld's cause is a good one.
For, while some of this official travelling
may be catalogued as nonessential, 1t Is
fair to say 1t has net value on the plus
side,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-06
Perspective on Air Power

President Eisenhower has given a
sense of perspective to the current Senate
inquiry into the status of our air power.
AS he has just told his news conference,
the fact that we seem to be tagging be-
hind the Russians in the production of
intercontinental bomberS like our B-52S
should not be allowed to obscure the over
all picture of our strength in the skies
Nor should it be taken to mean that some
sort of "crash program" must be launched
forthwith to insure that we will have
more such bomberS than the Soviet Union.
Actually, the B-52s of our Strategic
Air Command represent only one part of
the aerial might of the United States.
The other parts, as the President has said,
ought not to be overlooked or underesti-
mated. They include our globe-circling
overseas bases and our great fleet of BAT
medium bomberS. They include also by
far the most powerful of the worlds
naval aircraft and carriers. In these
tegories-forward bases, planes like the
BAT and an incompatible flying Navy
we are decidedly superior to the
Russians, even though they may be
threatening to Surpass SAC, three or four
years from now, in the field of intercon-
tnental superbombers.
The President has spoken common
sense in declaring that it is not necessar-
lily true that we must keep ahead Of the
Russians. numerically, in the B-52 class.
Their requirements differ from ours, and
ours from theirs. So our air power must
be tailored accordingly, with emphasis on
quality and with a constant awareness
that ut is vital that we get what we
believe we need" and not just quantity to
match the quantity of Soviet interconti-
mental bombers. When the Defense De-
partment presents the full picture to the
Senate investigators, then the American
people. as Mr.. Eisenhower has suggested,
may find that our total sky strength
promises to keep on being second to none.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-06
Our Greatest SinqIe Need

The most Immediately important
question for decision, in Senate hearings
on the District budget scheduled for
tomorrow, is the number of additional
teachers for Washington's public schools.
In our opinion, the full request of the
school administrators, supported by
rarely unanimous Board of Education,
should be granted.
There is no disagreement over the
need for more teachers. The disagree
ment involves the size of the increase.
The House added IS new positions in the
primary schools, directing in addition the
transfer of so teacher salaries from the
high schools to the primary schools. The
Board of Education and the school ad-
ministratorS are united in their OPPOSE
ton to this transfer. They are asking
for 1870 new teachers in the primary
grades, without reducing the number of
teachers in the upper grades. Superirl-
tendent Corning says this is our greatest
single need"
We do not know what the Senators
will decide. No doubt they will be in
f1uenced by the testimony of the Com
missionerS, and the Commissioners have
not supported the Board of Education in
full. What everybody must realize, how
ever, is that we are not dealing with any
normal demand for more teachers, to
keep up with normal demands of growing
school population.
We are dealing with an extraordinary
situation that requires extraordinary
measures. Indignation of the Washing
ton schools has revealed an appalling
disparity in pupil achievement. Many
more teachers are required to overcome
1t, to bring achievement levels in Wash
ington schools to decent levels and to
save the public school system in the
Capital of the United States from dan
gerous deterioration.
Everybody knows the budget problem.
But the school problem is even more
serious. Unless the Board of Education
receives aggressive and determined sup
port from the District Commissioners
and, if necessary, the White House itself,
we are inviting public calamity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-06
Growing University

American University's remarkable eX-
pansion program, as revealed at last
weeks General Conference of the Metho-
dist Church in Minneapolis, is Of national
as we'll as Of local interest. For it is
evident that the $20-million, l5-year
development plan will put the university
IN the front ranks Of great American
institutions Of learning.
The growth Of American University
since 1t was opened here In 1914 has
paralleled the rapid growth of Washing
ton and its environs during and after
two world wars. Now the university is
looking ahead to even greater higher