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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-06-29

$500 MONTHLY SPARE TINE.
Refilling and collecting money
from our five cent High Grade
Nut machines in this area. No
Selling! To qualify for work you
must have car, references, $64o
cash. secured by inventory. Devot-
ing 6 hours a week to business,
your end on percentage collections
will net up to $500 monthly with
very good possibilities Of taking
over full time. Income increasing
accordingly. For interview, include
phone in application. Write East
ern Distributing Co., II N. Juniper
ST., Phila. z, Pa. H-6-2S-1tp
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OFFICE SUPPLIES. Loose leaf
Iedgers, ledger sheets, colunmar
sheets, columnar pads; 200-page
and 300-page single entry ledgers;
day books, counter books, type
writer ribbon, typewriter erasers,
typewriter clearer, and many
other items needed for daily use
in your office. TIMES PRINTING
CO., Manteo, N. C. Phone A.
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Entry No. a; Book No. 6
Page No. 4
State of North Carolina,

GNLAy 1NUs 8 DUN INOs
Page No. 4
State of North Carolina,
Dare County.
C. w. Meekins, Claimant, having
produced to the undersigned Entry
Taker, writing signed by him.
self. that he lays claim and enters
certain parcel or tract of land,
vacant, unappropriated and subject
to entry. The land is situated in
Kennekeet Township, Dare County.
Pamlico Sound and the Atlantic
Ocean being the nearest water
courses. The natural boundaries
are:
BEGINNING at concrete mon.
ument situated on the east line
of the diking, and located at the
Northwest corner of Tract No.
S as shown on the property map
of James w. Scarborough and
James B. Mcmillan, recorded in
Book Is, page 129, of the Dare
County Registry; and running
thence along the dixie IN a
northerly direction to the C. r.
Hooper home place south lire;
and running thence due east
course a distance of 500 feet,
more or less, to the northwest
corner of Entry No. ST. and
running thence a southerly
course and along the west line
Of Entry No. 81 q distance of
900 feet, more or less, to a
marker on the North line of
Tract No. s on the aforesaid
map or plat; and running thence
a due west course distance of
500 feet more or less, to the
place of beginning;
The number Of acres claimed
are 10 more or less.
This Entry was made this the
End day of June 1866.
MELVIN r. DANIELS,
Entry Taker
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-06-29
BIG PROGRAM ON
JULY FOURTH SET
UP AT BELHAVEN
Water Ski Shows. Boat Races and
Rescue by Coast Guard;
Fish Fry. Dance. Beauty

A big day for everyone is prom
Used next Wednesday at Belhaven's
Fourth Of July Celebration. A full
days activities have been sched-
uled, and celebration officials re-
port much enthusiasm is being
shown by the towns residents and
businessmen. Decorations have al
ready been put up, giving the town
a festive air.
The activities next Wednesday
will begin at $3.50 am. with water
activities on the Pungo River,
which will include boat races, a
water ski show, and an air-sea res
cue demonstration put on by the
Coast Guard, which will have its
83-footer from Ocracoke on hand.
Local participation in the boat
races is being urged. and any boat
owner interesting in entering may
do so by contracting Russell John
ston or Otis Johnston.
At 1880 am, the street parade
will begin. This year the route has
been changed, and the parade will
make up near the John A. Wilkin-
son High School. Street repairs on
Main Street will probably necessi-
tate going to Water Street then
down Water Street to Pamlico
Street, north on Pamlico Street to
Main Street, and then east down
Main Street to the Community
Building, where it will break up.
At least seven big floats will be
included in the parade, and march
ing music will be provided by the
Navy band assigned to the COM
mander of the Atlantic Fleet.
A free fish fry will again be
held at the Community Center, be-
ginning at 1890. Reginald Wind
ley will again be in charge Of this
part of the program.
The beauty contest will begin at
200 pm. at the Community Cen
ter. A preliminary list of the en-
trants, released this week by AL
bert Gaylord, chairman of the con-
test, includes: Jerry Griffin, Peggy
Tetterton, Carlene Edwards, San
dra Mobiles. Vicki Ruark, Lilly Ann
Midget, all of Belhaven; Rena
Sparrow Of Scranton; and Helen
Florence Brooks of Bath.
Both Midget League and regular
league baseball games will be
played during the afternoon at the
John A. Wilkinson High School
ball diamond, beginning at 2:3O p.
m.
The traditional display of fire
works will take place at 8 pm.
over the river, under the SUPER
vision of the Belhaven volunteer
fire department.
Both round and square dancing
is planned on Pamlico Street be-
tween Main Street and Water
Street beginning at 9 pm. The
Donald Bunch orchestra will pro-
VIDE music.
Visitors are also invited to en-
joy the beach and bathhouse at the
Community Center throughout the
day. Another attraction will be the
Raley Show carnival, which will
be in Belhaven under the sponsor
ship of the American Legion all OF
next week.
| A large group of yachtmen will
also come to Belhaven on We'd
nesday for the annual July 4th
cruise of Tar Heels Afloat, and the
organization is planning a full
days program of its own at the
River Forest Manor.
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THE OLD SEA CAPTAIN AND
DRUMMER Book 81, postpaid.
Get this racy book of dialogue
from Cape Hatteras and the N. C.
Coastland. Send it to your friends,
8 copies S. postpaid. Times Print
ing Co., Inc, Manteo, N. C. Send
two subscriptions by mail to
Coastland Times at $3.50 each and
get one book free.
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HELP WANTED. Over ESQ Raw
leigh Dealers operating their
own profitable business in North
Carolina. Why not join them. Good
locality available in Hyde County.
Consumers there have already
bought many thousands of dollars.
Write w. T. Rawleigh Company,
NCF-4S0-216, Richmond, Va.
H-6-7-4tp
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WANTED: Acreage in Mays Head
Woods area or lot(s) on ocean
between Oregon Inlet and south
ern limits of Mays Head. Moderate
cost. Give full information and
price. Box 100, co Coastland
Times. Manteo, N. C. T-6-22-2tc
C. T-6-22-2tc
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IN MEMORY

June brings US memories
Of a loved one gone to rest.
You will never be forgotten Tessie,
By those who loved you best.
In memory of Tessie Basnight,
who left US sixteen years ago,
June 26, 1910.
MOTHER, DADDY and BUDDIES
T-6-29-1tc
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FIVE GOOD BARGAINS
TO SELECT FROM:

One-story frame house, 2 bed
rooms, unfinished, American
Standard heating system. &c acres
wooded land near Croatan Sound.
Three-bedroom house at Wan
cheese, unfurnished. Same as new,
frame construction.
Four-bedroom 27story frame
house, County Street, furnished
One-story brick veneer house.
Three bedrooms, unfinished, new,
with central heating system. With
in walking distance shopping Gen.
ter.
Two-story frame house, A bed
rooms, unfurnished, 8 rooms, Sky
CO.
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NOTICE
North Carolina
Dare County


North Carolina
Dare County
The undersigned having quail
fled as Executor of the estate of
Cyrus Hooper Gray, deceased, late
of Dare County, this is to notify
all persons having claims against
said estate to present them to the
undersigned on or before the 25th
day Of May, 1867, or this notice
will be pleaded in bar of their re-
covery. All persons indebted to
said estate will please make i'm
mediate payment to the undersign-
ed.
This the 25th day of May, 1856.
CYRUS r. GRAY, Executor
T-5-25-6tc
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EXECUTRIX NOTICE
.orth Carolina. Dare County

North Carolina, Dare County
Having this day duly qualified
as Executrix of the estate of
Elroy Midget, deceased, of Waves,
Dare County, North Carolina, l
hereby give notice to all persons
indebted to his estate to come
forward and make immediate
settlement; and those holding
claims against the said estate will
present them fof payment within
TWELVE MONTHS from the date
of this notice or it will be pleaded
in bar of their recovery.
This June %, 1856.
MRS. JULIA MIDGET,
Executrix
Waves, North Carolina
T-6-29-6tc
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE
North Carolina. Dare County

NORTH CarOllna, Dare COunty
Having this day duly qualified
as Administrative Of the estate of
Mr.. and Mrs. Loran Barnett, de-
ceased of Buxton, N. c. hereby
give notice to all persons indebted
to this estate to come forward and
make immediate settlement. And
anyone holding claims against the
said estate will present them for
payment within IL months, from
the date of this notice, or it will
be pleaded in bar Of their recovery.
Witness my hand this 9Th day
of June 1856.
ARVILLA C. BARNETT
Administrative
Buxton, N. c.
T.6.Q- 6tc
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SOUTHBOUND
CHARTERED TRIPS

ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE
nth CAROLINA, DARE
COUNTY.
Having this day duly qualified as
Administrative of the estate of
Arthur V. Midget, deceased of
Waves, Dare County, North Caro-
lima, l hereby give notice to all
persons indebted to his estate to
come forward and make immediate
settlement; and those holding
claims against the said estate will
present them for payment within
TWELVE MONTHS from the date
of this notice or it will be pleaded
in bar of their recovery.
This 23rd day Of May, 1856.
ODESSA M. MIDGETT,
Administrative
Waves, North Carolina
T-6-S-6tc
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WANTED a shrimp or fishing
boat for rent without crew by
a responsible party for leisurely
vacation around Pamlico Sound for
two weeks in July. Write o. Mey-
kar, 1919 Oneida Street, Utica, N.
Y. 5-17-5tp
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-06-29

STEEL LOCKER, three units,
with locks, new. At wholesale
cost; suitable for storing clothes
of employees in cafes, shops, etc.
Also steel shelves. Times Office,
Phone "A, Manteo, N. C.
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UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITER,
$s5 value for $65. Times Print
ing Co., Manteo. ~
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WATERFRONT HOME FOR
SALE; two acres site on Ro-
anoke Island. See D. v. Meekins,
Manteo, N. C.
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HOMES AND HOMESITES. See
US before you buy. Brake-W Wood
Corp, Phone 16 or 20, Manteo, N.
C, T-4-6-tfc
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FOR SALE, 2 cottages, furnished
and b oat ouse. Reasonable.
Lamp, Phone Mays Head 1886.
T-6-22-lteh
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$500 MONTHLY SPARE TIME.
Refilling and collecting money
from our five cent High Grade
Nut machines in this area. No Sell
ing! To qualify for work you must
have car, references, $640 cash,
secured by inventory. Devoting 6
hours week to business, your end
on percentage collections will net
up to $40O monthly with very good
possibilities of taking over full
time. Income increasing accord
ingly. For interview, include phone
in application. Write Eastern Dis
tribdtng Co., II N. Juniper St,
Phila. q, Pa. T-6-29-1tp
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FURNISHED shore-front cottage
!, on Croatan Sound, Roanoke Is
land for rent. D. v. Meekins, Phone
A, Manteo, N. C.
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For your insurance needs see
w. r. PEARCE, Manteo, N. c
All kinds Of insurance
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CEMETERY MEMORIALS. We
give you more for your money
because we don't add for an agents
fee. You save the middlenan's
profit. j. Winton Sawyer, Elizabeth
City, N. c. "We don't employ
ageats." TPH-6-6-tfc|
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&C. L A S 81 Re D
A ID v E r. TISIN C.

ADVERTISING m THESE COLUMNS COSTS THREE CENTS PER
WORD FIRST INSERTION; ALL INSERTIONS AFTER FIRST TWO
GENTS PER WORD. MINIMUM CHARGE IS so CENTS. YOU
WANT TO BUY. RENT. SELL. SWAP. GET JOB HIRE HELP
FIND SOMETHING LOST. THE cLASSFlEDS OFFER AN EFFEc
TIVE AND ECONOMICAL MEDIUM.
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BUS SCHEDULES
BETWEEN MAlTEO
AND HATTERAS
Effective January "a, 1856
NORTHBOUND
Lv. Hatteras .......-....... 8:45 AM.
Ar. Mante0 .................... 11:20 Am.
SOUTHBOUND
Lv. Mante0 ................... 2:30 Pm.
Ar. Hatteras ................ 500 Pm.
CHARTERED TRIPS
HATTERAS-MANTEO
BUS LINE
Phone 1O4 Hatteras, N. C.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17

Mr. and Mrs. H. c. Elmore, of
Carson. were the guests of their
son-in-law and daughter. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wayland Horton, last Sunday.
They took little Beverly Horton
home with them for a weeks visit.
Mr. and Mrs. w. T. Reames, Jr.,
announce the birth of a son. Ronald
Wesley. at Medical College Hospital
on July 80 Mrs. Reames and son
are with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
R. H. Wood. for the present.
Mrs. H. Otis Marshall left last
Tuesday for an extended visit with
her daughter. Mrs. T. v. Lyon and
her family at Lane, S. c.
Mrs. O. B. Ward and daughter.
Miss Mary Woodford Ward. left
last Wednesday for visit with Mrs.
Wards sister. Mrs. L. S. Spudling.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17
G. S. Hall.

G. S. Hall.
Mrs. j. T. O'Neal returned Sun
day from two weeks trip to Den
yer, Colo. where she visited her
sister, Mrs. Robert Rasmussen, and
DR.. Rasmussen. Her daughter, Miss
Judy O'Neal. also returned Sunday
after visiting relatives in North
Carolina.
Mrs. J. B. Calbreath, Of Washing
ton. D. c., Mrs. Thomas Preston
Calbreath, Mr. and Mrs. William A.
Mortimer. Preston and Nancy,
spent Sunday at Callao. with Mrs.
I. P. Calbreaths daughter. Mrs.
M. l.. Harrison, and her family.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Woods Sun
day guests were their son-in-law
and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. B. H.
Baldwin and Bobby. of Keysville.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Ellis Williams,
Of Mannboro, went to Hampton Sun
day to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Williams cousin, Mrs. How d
Cook.
The Harry BrameS and son, Har-
ry. Jr., motored to South Hill on
Sunday where her father, E. G.
Wllmuth, joined them for a short
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17

Of Lenoir. N. c.
Mrs. William A. Mortimer and
Mrs. j. B. Mason motored to Ash
land on Wednesday to spend the
day with Mrs. Mason's mother and
sister. Mrs. Walter Washabaugh
and Mrs. A. Chambers Ray. Jr.
Mrs. Charles Hardy. Mrs. George
o. Hardy. III. and Mrs. E. H.
/ Burke were guests OF Mrs. Joe
Sydnor, of Mannboro. at a bridge
luncheon at the Hermitage Club in
Richmond on Wednesday. Mrs. Sgd
nor was honering her daughter-in-
law. Mrs. Joe Sydnor. Jr., Of Tren-
ton. N. j., who is visiting relatives
in Mannboro.
The Rev. william C. Poston, Jr.,
Of Washington. D. c.. and hts sister,
Miss Jacqueline Poston. who Is tax
ing course in dietetics 1t John
ston Willis Hospital, Richmond.
were guests Of their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Poston. on Thursday.
Misses Eliza and Lucy Southan
returned Wednesday after spending
six weeks at Camp Mt Shenandoah.
The Maplewood Amelia Home
Demonstration Club held the annual
picnic at the home of Mrs. Sam
Davenport last Thursday. About
twenty members and several guests
we're present.
R. Ellis Williams, Of Mannboro,
left Thursday for the Leadership
Camp at Virginia Beach which he
attended as delegate He returned
Sunday. bring the I.F.Y.E. dele
gate to Amelia County from Crete.
Greece. Dimetries Spyridakis. who
will be the guest of DR.. and Mrs.
James L. Hammer at Mannboro.
Miss Rebie Hardy left FRIDAY for
a visit with her sister. Mrs. w. D.
Freeman. In Washington. D. C.
Mrs. Lee Rhodes and children are
snendng some time with her father,
w r. Keesee, in Bluefield. w. Va.
Herbert Campbell, who is work
inc at jamestown this summer.
spent the week end with his par
ents. Mr. and Mrs James Camp
bell.
Mrs. T. c. O'Rorke. of Laurel,
Md. is the guest Of Mrs. Thomas
jefferson.
Mrs, William Naylor and chill
dren, Of Arlington. we're the week
end guests Of her father. Chaffin
Hundley.
MIR. and Mrs. James H. Barnes
and family. of Martinsville. arrived
during the week end for a visit with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. r. R.
Barnes. They left on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Jones
and children. of Amelia, M. and
Mrs. George Ashman and Mr.. and
Mrs Phil White. of Grub Hill. re-
turned Sunday from a short vaca-
ton at Mays Head and Oregon In
let. N. c.
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Townes and
children motored to Virginia Beach
CT Sunday where they spent three
days as the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17
Amelia Community News, Events

Judge J Garland jefferson and
his sister. Miss Mary jefferson.
were at White Sulphur Springs last
week where Judge jefferson attend
ed the meeting of the Virginia Bar
Association
Mrs c. A Berkeley of Charlotte
c. H., left last Sunday after ten
day visit with her brother and Sis
ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. j. G.
Dickerson J G. Dickerson. Jr.. of
Richmond, was a Sunday visitor.
Mr., and Mrs Thomas Stark. III.
of Richmond, spent last week end
with his parents. Mrs and Mrs.
Stark, Jr.
Mrs. Thomas Stark. of Norfolk.
Is spending some time with her son,
Thomas Stark, Jr.. and Mrs. Stark.
at their home near SCOTS Fork.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17

trip to South Boston. They returned
home late Sunday evening.
Mrs. Robert Hardy went to Pet
eisburp on Sunday for a visit with
Mrs Frank Jones.
Herbert Liner. of Cleveland. Ohio,
arrived Sunday for weeks visit
with his sisters, Mrs. Germayne
Davis and Mrs. T S. Bruce.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Willard McMil-
liam and children. Cheryl an
Charles. spent the week end with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. F. W
Shanaberger. in Farmville
J. G. Dickerson attended the
meeting Of Directors Of the Virginia
3 an kers Association Wednesday
and Thursday at Woodbury. Forest.
The Amelia Presbyterian Church
Sunday School picnic will be held
Thursday, August Is The group
will meet at the church at 3 pm
anG go from there to Goodwns
Lake for the picnic
The Beaver Pond Earls Home
Demonstration Club will have a sup
Pc. OIL Sunday August 10 at 6 pm.
at the home of Mrs. F. B. Jones.
Rennie Memorial H. D. Club will
have a picnic on Saturday August
IS at 8 pm. at the home of Mrs.
Ralph Whitaker.
! The annual Extension Conference
viii be held at VPI from August
20 through August "a.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17

were guests of Miss Ethel Owen re-
Gently They left for Roanoke on
Monday to visit before returning to
South Carolina The Rev. Carlos
Loop was the rector serving the
churches in Powhatan and Amelia
before going to South Carolina.
Mrs, Irene Jones. of Richmond, a
guest at "Bmdland Farm. was
called home on August 7 on account
of the death Of her sister-in-law in
Petersburg She had expected to
visit Miss Birdie Baugh for three
weeks Recent callers in the same
home were w. W. Houchens, Mr..
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17

and Mrs William Houchens and
daughter Anne Gray. of Richmond,
and Mrs R v Murray and H. F.
Nitchke. of Austin, Texas.
The Rev. Wilson Stitt is on va
cation this month. There are no
services at Emmanuel Church but
Sunday School is well attended each
Sunday.
The Sunday School picnic Of
Providence Church was held at
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17
Belona

Mr. and Mrs Vernon Simpson
and two small daughters. of Beach
Bottom, w. Va. were guests of the
Rev and Mrs r. w. Simpson last
week
Recent visitors Of Mrs. Beulah
Walthall were Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward Henry and Mr. and Mrs. R.
o. Leigers and small daughter. all
of Richmond
Mrs. Carlos A Loop and Carlos
Loop, Jr., Of Greensville, S. c.,
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17
DEMOCRATIC FARLEY

Paul Butler announces Democrat
ic party nomination is wide open.
invites three major contestants. Ad-
lai Stevenson. Estes Kefauver and
Averell Hartman to post-convention
parley and any others who. would
like to attend.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17

Manchester Lake during the after
noon of August Is.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-08-17

One executive decision strongly
urged by ourselves and some other
members of Congress from western
states is particularly helpful to Mon
tana. We refer to the Secretary of
the Army's decision to maintain the
Goth Infantry Reserve Division in it's
present operating status instead of
reducing it to maneuver area COM
mand as once programmed. An I'M
favorable decision would have doomed
the reserve armory construction and
entire Army Reserve set-up in Mon
tana. Army has approved Army Re-
serve Training Center sites at Bill
lings, Bozeman, Butte, Glasgow,
Great Falls, Havre, Livingston and
Poison. We would emphasize that
these designations are for planning
purposes only and that final depart
mental approval of the projects and
requests for construction funds for
the necessary 100-man and 200-man
armories cannot be initiated until the
minimum strength of troop program
units meets the departm require
ments.
Eastern Montana has been plagued
by serious drought conditions this
year and we have repeatedly appealed
to the Secretary of Agriculture for
assistance for these counties. We were
disappointed and disturbed when the
Secretary did not declare all seven
teen counties in Eastern Montana as
disaster areas as requested by the
Governor of Montana. However, we
were able to obtain an allowance for
some Of these counties to continue
grazing on soil bank acreage during
the summer months.
During the past year considerable
progress was made locally and ma
tionally in bringing attention to the
deplorable conditions which exist
among some of the Indian reserva-
tions and settlements in the state
such as Hill 81 in Great Falls. 1t was
unfortunate that legislation provid-
ing for relief Of depressed areas, in
Guiding Indian tribes, did not pass
before adjournment of Congress.
Continued on Page Four)