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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-25
BY CHARLES L. HOFFMAN


Measures aimed at tightening
law enforcement in Montgomery
County have been recommended
by County Police Supt. James
8. McAuliffe.
The proposals have been sub
mitted to the county's delega-
ton to the General Assembly.
They will be considered at a
public hearing on general legis-
lation at 8 pm. Wednesday in
the County Building. Rockville.
One measure aimed at curb
ing the looting Of suburban
homes would make housebreak-
ing felony instead of a mis-
demeanor. Conviction would then
carry sitter penalties.
Another proposal aimed at
book and numbers operations
would add Montgomery to coun-
ties, including Prince Georges
exempted from provisions of the
( Bouse Act.
The effect would be to permit
the use of evidence obtained
{ through search and seizure of
suspects without a warrant.
Would Tighten Driving Laws
Supt. McAuliffe also has asked
that the State adopt a measure
making it unlawful to fail 10
"give full time and attention to
the operation" Of a vehicle.
At present police have no
lighter charge than reckless
driving TO apply in many acci-
dent cases which the full time
and attention" provision could
cover, the superintendent as
serts One proposal expected to
meet the rough shedding would
permit police to arrest motorists
and charge them with driving
under the influence Of alcohol
or drugs and hit and run even
though police do not actually
see the violations. Such laws are
in effect IN some other States.
At present. police are barrei
from making such arrests in
misdemeanors unless they see
the violation.
The police department also
wants IN drunk and disorder
~" law to sbe extended to cover
Hobbies. elevators and corridors
OF apartment houses. The law
already covers stores and Office
buildings as public places.
Would Ban Switch Blades
The police association has
urged the delegation to include
switch blade knives among the
list OF Illegally concealed
weapons. Courts recently have
ruled that switch blades are ex-
cluded under a specific exemp-
ton Of pen knives"
The delegation. according u
Chairman Blair Lee Sd. also has
received number OF proposals
for revising the newly-ereatec
Peoples Court in the county
one would increase from So
600 70 $4,000 the salary Of asso.
ciste Judges and to sl3.500 Ii,
salary Of the chief Judge
Another would establish a re.
tifement system at age so fol
Peoples Court Judges.
The court also has PROPOSED
Increasing is own jurisdiction
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lonee, IT.. local manager of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company has announced.
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The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-01-13
Mrs. Bercovich Elected
President Of the Bank

At the annual meeting Of the
Stockholders of the First Nation.
al Bank Of Browning. held the
first Of this week. Mrs. Faithc $.
Bcrrovich was elected president.
and other officers and directors
were chosen to operate the bank
during the coming year.
Mrs. l,rrcovirh. daughter of
the late j. l.. Shcrburnc. who
served rs president of the bank
for many years. is one of only
q very few women In the entire
United States elevated to tho
position Of bank president.
Directors elected were faithc
$. Bcrcovich. Frank =. Sher.
burnc. Frederic {. Shcrburnc.
". x. Mcdonald. Scldcn $. Fris.
bee. 4. NJ. Shannon. and Ethel
Schubert Officers elected by the
directors were Faithc $. Bcrco.
vich. president: Frank =. Shcr.
burnc. vice president: Frederick
c. Shcrburnc. vice president:
a. NJ. Shannon. cashier: Ethel
Schubert. assistant cashier.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-01-13
MAYOR J. o. FRANKLIN IS
IN GREAT FALLS HOSPITAL

Mayor !. y. Franklin Is In a
Great Falls hospital. where he
has been confined for treatment
Of q skin disorder since the first
Of January.
Mr., and Mrs. Franklin left
Brow ming by car before Christ.
mas 10 spend the holidays with
their son. !. -. Jr.. who has
been In school nj On,icsO. Ill.,,
fifty miles out of Chicago. They
returned to Browning on New
Years day. but skin disorder
from which Mr.. Franklin was
suffering before he left home,
became worse. and he went the
next day to Great Falls. and has
been IN the hospital In that city
since that time. Mrs. Franklin
and the son are In Great Falls
with MIR. Franklin during his
stay In the hospital.
Reports this week indicate that
tho patient In making satisfac.
tory recovery. and expects 10 be
able TO return home In about ten
days.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-01-13
HAY SHORTAGE
IS INDICATED

Recent inquiries indicate that
some Glacier county cattlcmcn
may find themselves without hay
before another grazing season ar.
rivcs according to County Agent
John q. rUli.cr.
The severe early winter caused
early feeding and If snow con.
tinucs to blanket the ranges
cattle may be los, and a light
calf crop result from the under.
nouriShcd stock cows.
Blaine county is the only area
in this part of the state that re-.
ports a surplus of hay. Extension
Livestock Specialist Paul Circuit
states that hay buyers from
Idaho and Washington are rapid.
~ buying our Montana hay.
Straw will make 4 good filler
for COWS but must be supplement.
ted by to = pounds of pellets.
other source of protein II a COW
Is to keep in good condition TO
raise calf.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-01-13

sued. Then the fishing tools
were stuck. and another fishing
job made necessary. When the
second string of fishing tools
were lost. the attempt to con.
tinue the test was given up. and
the we'll plugged and abandoned.
Despite the discouraging re-
ports concerning the operations
of Union Oil and their unsuc.
cessful attempts in the two first
tests along the mountain front.
the overall picture in this area
is most encouraging. as cvi.
denccd by the high prices paid
for acreage in the Babb area.
northwest Of Browning late in
1855. While no definite an.
nounccment of plans for 1856
have been made. It is generally
believed that at least one. and
possibly more. of the major com.
panics that paid prices up to
$500 per acre for choice loca.
tons along the mountain front.
and adjoining the Canadian
border on the North. will launch
a drilling campaign before the
year ends.
1t Is understood that the Con.
tinental Oil Company. that an.
nounced a location northwest Of
Browning last summer. and
stated they expected to start n
deep test. Is planning to carry
out that program this year. and
may start operations early in the
spring.
The rig from the Heart Butte
we'll. a large rotary. has been
moved into Browning. and rumor
has II that this rig will be- used
on the Continental test this
spring. This report Is wholly
uncOnfirmcd.
Some OF the lease holders.
including a number Of the ma.
jors. are holding leases acquired
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-01-13
OBLIGATION NIGHT
At q. e. S.

The Browning Chapter. Order
Of the Eastern Star. held their
Obligation Night meeting Mon.
day evening at the Masonic
Temple. Many members and
visitors were present.
The meeting was opened in
regular form and this was fol.
lowed by a brief business meet.
ing. Following this Barbara Ann
Weathcred was installed as q
star point officer by the Worthy
Matr0n. Edythc Harris. with
Irene Benjamin as Marshal and
Marie Stephenson as Chaplain.
The Obligation ceremony was
conducted by the matrOn and the
Worthy Patron. Percy DcWOlfc.
Those taking part were: Marie
Stephenson. Georgia Hyde. Vivi.
ennc Gerard. Ann Johnson. La.
Verne Thatch. Phyllis Juneau.
Evalcen Wctcr and Barbara Ann
Wcathcrcd.
Two beautiful numbers were
sung by Helen Shurr and Dan
House. Airline Shetland inter.
spcrscd lovely and appropriate
music during the ceremony. add.
ing greatly to its effectiveness
and beauty.
Al the close Of the meeting all
retired 10 the dining room where
q delicious lunch was served by
Arli ie Shetland. Hattie Starr
and Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Pres.
ton. The tables were prettily
decorated with candles. pine
cOnes and branches.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-01-13
Mae Williamson
At Health Meetinu

Mrs. Mae Williamson returned
home Wednesday from Helena
where she attended meeting of
the Montana Health Planning
Council, at which meeting she
had been invited to participate
as speaker on the subject of
Indian Health in Montana. Mrs.
Williamson had been assigned
the topic Health Problems in
Indian Homes"
X. W. Bcrgan. former supcrin-
tcndcnt of the Browning public
school system. and now state co
OrdinatOr Of Indian Affairs. with
headquarters in Helena, was in
charge of the discussions on In.
dian affairs at the meeting.
No one better qualified TO
bring to the attention of the
meeting the deplorable condition
in Indian homes could have been
found than Mrs Williamson.
who has for many years taken
keen interest in better housing
for the Indian people, and their
health problems.
In her discussion before the
group she pointed out the lack
of anything approaching an ade.
quate housing program on this
and other reservations in the
state for Indian families. and
the result Of crowding large fam.
lilies into small houses and
cabins. with insufficient santa.
ton and water supplies. has on
the general health and other
problems of family life among
the Indians.
( Chief problems being consid.
cred by state. federal and local
authorities at the present time
are the campaigns against the
growing menace of tuberculosis
and alcoholism among the Indian
people. Mrs. Williamson urged
in her discussion of these sub.
jccts that the most effective
methods would be to attack the
problems at their source. and
work for preventive measures
rather than for a cure after the
diseases have been contracted.
She urged that the first and
most important measures should
be in providing the right kind
of housing and improvement of
the home life among the Indian
people.
Mrs. Williamson's suggestions
attracted favorable comment
from the group members, and
She feels confident a greater cf.
fort will be made to meet this
growing need for Indian help in
the near future.
In speaking Of the problem of
alcoholism on the Indian rcser.
vations. Mrs. Williamson said
this was a subject of much con.
Germ at the Helena meeting. and
the effects of indulgence in in.
toxicating liquor by Indian peo-
pie is creating a problem that is
demanding immediate attention
by all agencies having TO do with
Indian affairs. This condition,
she states. has worsened notice.
ably since the introduction Of
legal sales of liquor on the rescr.
vations was permitted in recent
months.
More rigid requirements for
keeping Indian people at the
sanitarium at Galen Is to be pu,
into effect. Mrs. Williamson
stated. and every effort is to be
made to require isolated treat.
mcnt for those suffering from
this communicable disease. not
only for the benefit of those
suffering from this malady. bu,
for the protection of the com.
muniiy where they live.
\ special tuberculosis wing
has been added 10 the Galcn
sani,arium for the trcatmcn, Of
Indian patients. she stated. and
excellent care and treatment is
now provided,
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-01-13
City Water System Bid Accepted

water for town several times
the present size of Browning.
He also conducted the prepare.
ton of the proposal for bids. and
is to look after the details of con-
struction and completion of the
plant. Attorney W. r. Melon.
aid, of Browning, took care of
the legal end of the proceedings.
The present water plant was
constructed II years ago, and
had become obsolete in many
ways, Rnd inadequate for a sup.
ply of good water necessary for
the town.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-01-13
MRS. STARR RETIREs

Mrs. Margaret Starr, who has
been valued and faithful en-.
plOyce of the Browning Mcr.
camille Company for twenty-five
years. has retired and will take
life easy for awhile.
She planned to leave by plane
from Cut Bank for Long Beach,
California. and other California
cities on Wednesday of this week
to spend a month. but because
of the Western Air Lines strike.
the reservation was cancelled.
However. she plans to leave as
soon as the strike is settled.
Mrs. Starr has been active in
Eastern Star work and other
activities in Browning and her
friends. who are numerous. are
happy that she plans to return
to Browning TO make her home.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-01-13

The O'Connor Construction
Company of Columbia Falls was
awarded the contract for the
construction of the new water
system in Browning and at the
well.site, five miles west of town,
at a meeting Of the Town Coun.
Gil held in the barracks building
on Thursday evening of last
week. January 5th.
The total bid, exclusive of
building the stand.pipe in town.
was for slO4.63O98. The bids
were made according to a
schedule. covering different op.
erations included in the overall
plan. and then the total for the
entire program was added to.
gether. and the bid accepted was
found to be materially below
that of any other bidder.
Bids were submitted by eight
different contracting firms. some
on only a small number of the
different schedules.
The Pittsburg Des Moines
Steel company was low bidder
for construction of a 500. 900 gal.
lon storage tank on the DeGuire
ranch. west of town. for S23. 675..
90. After consultation with the
Town engineer. it was decided to
withhold action on the storage
tank bid. as it is believed that
with an adequate system direct
from the springs. which are ex.
pected to yield an ample supply
of water once the new system
is put in operation. it may not
be necessary to build a storage
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-01-13

a number of years ago at a nomi.
nal figure. and some of these will
be expiring in he near future.
II drilling is not started on these
leases. they will expire. and as
the original prices ranged
around one dollar per acre. II is
not likely they will be allowed
to expire without some kind of
test drilling operations being
started.
The year 1856 may prove a
crucial period in oil and gas dc.
vclOpmcniS in the west end of
the county. and will be watched
with much interest.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-01-13
sTockcRoWERs TO MEET

The annual meeting of the
Glacier County Livestock Grow.
ers Association will be held in
the barracks building in Brown.
ing on Tuesday evening OF next
week. January 18th.
This is the annual meeting of
the organization. and all mem.
bcrs and others interested are
urged to attend. Officers for
the coming year will be elected.
and other matters of vital i'm.
poriancc TO the Stockmcn of the
county will be discussed. \
large attendance Is urged.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-01-13
FiREMAN'S ANNUAL BALL

Announcement was made this
week by the Browning Volunteer
Fire Department that they viii
hold their annual ball at the
Legion Club. just south Of
Browning. on Saturday night.
January 18th. \ special cam.
paign will be put on for an ad.
vance sale of tickets. and every.
one should buy n ticket. whether
they can attend or not. a big
time Is promised those attending.
and buying a ticket will help 10
support this splendid organic.
ton that does so much for the
protection of property In Brown.
ing.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-01-13
Union Oil Company Abandons Heart Butte
Deep Test Well on Mountain Front Lease

The Union Oil Company.Mit.
tens well near Heart Butte was
plugged and abandoned the
week before Christmas. thus
ending the first and expensive
round Of deep drilling in an eff.
fort to open up production along
the mountain front in west
Glacier county.
Several weeks previous to that
dismal climax to the drilling
operations at the Heart Butte
we'll. the Union company plug.
ged and abandoned their famed
Morning Gun we'll. after failing
to make a commercial producer
of what seemed at one time the
discovery Of q big flow of gas
and high grade distillate.
All together. the Union Oil
company probably chalkcd up a
financial loss of close to two
million dollars in their attempt
to open production on acreage
they had paid an exceptionally
high price.
What the future intentions of
the Company are concerning this
big block Of acreage in this area
Is not clear. II Is understood
that q general shake.up in per.
sonnet at the top level Of the
company has taken place dur.
ing the latter part of 1855. and
II Is probable that no definite
decision has been arrived at as
TO future activity in the noun.
tain front area. II Is known that
the former large force Of geol0.
gists. engineers and land men
that was active in this field In
late 1854 and early 1855 has
been reduced to q skeleton or.
ganization. and many of the men
who took part In the hectic
activities during those early
days Of operation In this area
have been transferred to other
positions.
Unexpected difficulties bcsct
the high.cOst operations In both
the Morning Gun and Mittcns
wells almost from the start. Not
too much trouble was cncount.
cred In drilling operations at the
Morning Gun well. but trouble
came after the first flow Of gas
and distillatc was made. The
hole was dccpcncd to find out
what the structure held at lower
levels. and when It was decided
to 90 back 10 the original strikes
and test. trouble Of all sorts dc.
vcl0pcd. according to reports,
and they were never able 10
complete the we'll as q CONNER.
cial producer.
Al the Heart Butte we'll. moth.
ing but trouble from the start
was present. a sharper pitch Of
the hard formation seemed 10
make Il impossible TO keep q
straight hole. and after the first
hole was started. the rig was
moved over and another test
started. The second attempt
apparently Jared no better. and
fishing Jobs and work keeping
the hole straight caused many
delays and much extra work.
Finally the tools were lost In
the hole. and q fishing Job on.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-01-13
H. H. CIoke Refutes
Political Rvmors

Superintendent Harry H.
Cloke, head of the school system
of Browning and much of the
Blackfeet reservation, in a state.
ment issued this week states en-.
phatically that he has no politi.
cal ambitions or any intentions
of seeking any public office
other than the one he now holds,
which he considers of prime i'm.
portance in carrying out his pro.
gram of expanding and improv.
ing the educational facilities of
Browning and the entire rcscr.
walton.
Published reports have been
circulated in state papers that
Mr.. Cl0ke might be a possible
candidate for the democratic
nomination for state supcrinten.
dent of schools. In this connec.
ton. he stated II have no desire
to be candidate for any state
office. and particularly would
not be interested in opposing
the nomination Of our present
state superintendent. Mary NJ.
Condor. I consider Miss Condor
an excellent state superinten-
dent. and agree Fundamentally
with her policy of protecting the
states interest in the vast oil
and gas pOtentialities of Mon.
tana."
1t has also been currently re.
ported that MIR. ClOke might be.
come candidate for state sena.
tor Of Glacier County. As to
this report. he commented: Il
certainly am not interested in
any position that would take as
least sixty days of my time from
my school duties in Browning,
and am positively not a candi.
date for state senator. or any
other office of this nature"
During the past three years
Mr.. Cloke has been successful
in procuring funds for the build.
ing of the new high school in
Browning. and the new grade
school, to be completed this year,
two fine. modern structures that
is putting the Browning school
plant on a par with the best in
the state. He Is now interested
in the establishment Of a school
in Browning to provide advanced
educational facilities for young
residents of the reservation that
will eliminate the necessity of
their being sent off the r.serva.
ton to distant schools for their
educational training. The OK.
panSi0n program also visions tho
building here Of housing facili.
ties for members of the steach.
ing staffS.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-01-13

tank, at least at the present time.
If the tank was included at this
time, the total amount of money
required would exceed the bond
issue of $4,000. authorized by
the voters at q special election
last summer.
The O'Connor company agreed
to a completion date of August
first. 1856. and it is expected that
construction work at the rescr.
voir site and digging the pipe
line into town will start in the
near future. weather permitting.
and the new plant may be ready
for use before the completion
date. it was promised. The pro-
curing of material may delay
construction somewhat. it was
explained, hence the August lst
deadline was agreed upon.
After deducting the engineer.
ing fees. attorneys fees and
other costs incident to prelimin.
airy work. and the retirement of
small amount of outstanding
bonds. the total amount remain.
ing from the sale of the $4,000
bond issue will be sufficient to
finance the contract. not includ.
ing the building of the stand.
pipe.
William Wenzel. of the en-.
cheering firm OF Wenzel and
Miller. Great Falls, made an ex.
haustive study Of the possible
water supply. including some
drilling to test the water bearing
sands. and had reported an
abundant supply of excellent