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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-07
They Pity the Adults

Trying to squeeze word in edge
wise under such circumstances is
often a problem for the adults and
IS per cent of our youthful phone
addicts consider the grownups
grumbles justified.
MY folks are lucky If they ever
get a chance TO make a call what
with two sisters and me IN the
house. a 15-year-old boy conceded.
A Chicago girl. II. declared: I
lost my k.,phone privileges for a
month because my father got mad.
Whenever he wanted to call some
one there was on the phone. talk
ing I deserved ii"
But through all viciSsitudes and
conflicts of interest. Alexander
Graham Bell remains something of
q patron saint for the teenerS.
Its the most important thing
in the teen-ager's life" one young
sster explained solemnly 1T keeps
him in contact with his friends and
gives him a social life What could
be more valuable than that?"
Persons inclined to dismiss that
statement as special pleading
might consider a recent study by
Ohio State University sociologistS
Who come up with a fairly similar
conclusion
Young phone addicts. the OSU
researchers said. are 'cOmmunicat-
ing and developing their person
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-07

atty" And if a teen-ager has not
awakened to the full potentialitieS
of the instrument. the scientists
suggest. it could mean that he's
antiSocial and lacks confidence.
"A child who doesn't talk TO his
friends on the telephone" the OSU
people said. cant have many
friends in school"
Be that as it may. the question
of reasonable limitation remains.
Our survey indicates that the young
SterS themselves think they're over
doing it Ninety-four per cent OF
the girls and "a per cent of the
boys admit teen-agers are on the
telephone too often or too long.
Take two teeners and you have
an unbreakable combination" an
I8-year old Omaha girl Quipped.
And a I6-year-old girl: Nothing
is more irritating than trying TO
get nold of a friend on the phone
and hearing that busy signal for
hours Its bad manners. if you
ask me
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-07
Blair Reheursinq
The Star Wagon

Montgomery Blair's Thespian So
ciety has announced the cast for
The Star-Wagon The play is
scheduled for May 16. II and l8 in
the girls gym of the Silver Spring
school
Gray Nichols. Lola Powers and
John Matthews will have the lead
roles. Others in the cast include
John Wilson. Meredith Proctor,
Paul Bible. Margaret Laney. Karen
Schmidt. Joe Whitaker and Linda
Tucker.
The play is about a time machine
that two of the characters build to
use when life gets rough.
Student directors of the annual
spring play are Judy Dieste and
Leslie Click
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-07
Rhythm and Blues
Party April Il

A rhythm and blues party" will
be held at pm. April 81 at st,
Anthonys School, LeeSburg pike
and Carlyn Spring road. Falls
Church. Va. according to John L.
Hughes of the Columbian Squire'S
Teen Club
The dance is open only to mem
berS of the Inter-Parish Teen Club
and Catholic Youth Organization
groups. Entertainment will include
professional stars as well as the
Five Generals of Washington Lee
and the Starlighters. a quintette.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-08-15
Legislation Presented By
Montana Solons Goes
To President For SIGNING

According to this weeks news
release from the office of Sena
tor James E. Murray of Montana,
two of the Montana delegations
bills went to the President for
signature last week.
One was Representative Leroy
.Anders0n's community hospital
bill. As soon as il is signed the
delegation will 60 after money
to help communities like Wolf
Point and Poplar.
The other is the Murray. Met.
calf and Mansfield phosphate
bill. which removes the present
restriction that no one may lease
more than 5.l20 acres of phos.
phate.bearing lands on the pub.
lie domain in any one state.
The 1920 maximum on total
phosphate lease holding on the
public domain still applies.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-08-15
Biologists Studying Rock
Formations In Park

lSpcciaD-ls the current stat.
ueSquc rock formation Of Glacier
National Park really o hundred
million years old?
Three biologists. one Of them
from England. this week have
been trying to get closer 10 the
age determination Of certain
glacial rock formations.
:. X. iiuncorn Of Kings Col.
lcgc. Newcastle n.thr.Tyne Is
seeking to determine the magma.
iism on the earth at the time
rcd argilli,c rock was deposited
here.
Two New York biologists. Dr.
y. Giletti and DR.. =. Cast arc
trying 10 determine the age OF
the prc.Can,brian rock by stud.
les In the park The two are from
the Lamont Geological obscrva
tory Of Columbia University.
Harry B. Robinson II the Cha
cicr Parks chief naturalist.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-08-15
Glacier County
Grain Support
Prices Restuted

Glacier County's 1857 basic
price support rates are: For
wheat Sl.80. barley .78c. oats sec.
flax S264. Herb SammOns. chair.
man Of the ASC County Com.
mittcc. said this week.
The rate for wheat Is based on
the national average of So per
bushel and reflects 1917 per cent
of the June IS parity price. The
Sl80 rate quoted for wheat ap.
plies TO No. l Hard Red Winter
or No. Hard Red Spring. Dis.
counts are applicable to lower
grades and premiums will be
computed for protein content.
An additional premium Of l5C
per bushcl will apply to Hard
Amber Durum and q lOc pre-
MUM to Amber Durum.
Twenty three varieties previ
ously designated as undesirable
will be- discounted 2Oc a bushel
and no premiums may be paid on
them.
Wheat mus, have been pro
duccd on 4 farm which Is In
compliance with it's farm acre
age allotment to be- eligible for
price supper, and the producer
offering wheat must be eligible
to receive a wheat marketing Ger
tificatc on all other farms or
which he has an interest on the
wheat crop.
The support rates for barley
oats and rye represent 70 per
cent Of parity The .78c rate for
barley Is for grade No. 2 or bet
ter. the Sc rate for oats Is fot
grade No. 3. Discounts are also
provided for lower grades.
No price support Is available
for any grains produced In VIC
iation Of restrictive leases on
Fcdcrally owned lands. Details o.
to discounts. premiums and eli
gibili,y are available At the coun
~ office.
The Glacier County rates foi
the 1886 crops were: Wheat i8O
oats sic. barley SIC. rye Sill
and flax 22.82.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-08-15

at the campgrOunds adjacent to
the Plains Indian Museum.
The Indian Days program is an
entirely unrehcarscd Indian So
cial celebration where many var
led and cOlorful dances are
10 he performed during tho on,
tire 4.day program. August Is
through 10. just as they have
been for centuries Peter Red
horn. Blackfcct Tribal Council
man and Public Relations officer
will cmccc the entire 4day
event.
4 colorful parade has been
planned by Parade officials Chief
Last Star, Sam Runningcranc
and Richard Lit,lcdog for the 10
to include Blackfect Indian
Chieftains on ponies. indian
matrons and maidens in tradi-
tional native dress, Earl Oldpcr-
sons Starr School Fancy Dan
GERS and a number of floats and
rodeo cowboys Present plans are.
for the parade to form at the
camp ground at 1920; then at
II o'clock the route will go to
Main street then south to the
highway and turn right going to
the Park Motel corner and back
to the camp ground.
For tho fret sir,n Sh;c ,.nav
the Indian Days celebration was
Incorporated with a rodeo. the
Blackfeet War Mothers cclcbra-
ton and the Glacier County
Youth Fair. All fair buildings
have been repaintcd and both
buildings and barns repaired.
The Youth fairgrounds itself has
been cleaned up extensively
The Glacier County Youth Fair
and night rodeo promises to pro.
vide western setting unequal.
| led anywhere.
led anywhere. The rodco will be
held at the Fair Grounds Satur-
day and Sunday evenings, start.
ing at 8 O'Clock.
The local Browning Chamber
of Commerce this year cooper.
ated with the Indian Days Off.
Gals both financially and thru
radio advertising in an effort to
help make this years celebration
not only big. but a successful one
that will be long remembered.
All business places and organi,
cations are invited and urged to
enter floats in the parade
Briefly. the program calls for
the first day as a day o: prayer
and the second day is dedicated
to the Blackfcct War Mothers
The third day is parade and cclc,
bration day. and the last day is
dedicated to the North American
Indian celebration.
There will be dancing all even,
ings and during the last three
days.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-08-15
Tribal Delegates Leave For Denver To
Press Claim On Sweetqruss Payment

mary element Of value will be
the use Of the land for grain.
purposes.
Two expert witnesses on the
subject Of valuation are expected
to testify for the plaintiff tribe
as we'll as 4 professor of history
who was engaged by the tribe
for the purpose Of showing the
background history relating to
the issue Of valuation In Montana
rs Of 1888.
II Is also known that the De.
partment Of Justice will TAX,
the testimony Of NJ lca>, one
expert valuation witness
The Blackfcrt Indians have
spent $4,000 to have survey
made Of the land IN question
which embraces approximately
l7.50O.OOO acres. They have also
spent other sums with historian,
and Washington. DC. attorneys
who have successfully fought
claims Of the tie Indians and
other Indians The Blarklrrt
tribe will be represented ~ Den.
yer by the Washington Law uru
of Wilkinson. tragun. Barker
and Hawkins.
Under the first treaty Signed
by the Blackfcrt indians with
the I. $. Government. the area.
which was traditional Blarkicr,
hunting grounds. was to be- ,hrlts
for hunting purposes only from
1855 TO 1855. But within q few
years Of the trcaty's ratification
the grass upon which the buffalo
rOamed was taken over by some
Of MOntanas early cattle owners
After the days Of the buffalo the
Indians In 1883 coded II" land
for approximately - cents an
acre. Dispositions were taken
from older i,larkfcct indian,
who c0ntcndcd the value Of the
land In 1883 was from 81 80 an
acre to s. an acre.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-08-15
Phillip Ward Receives
Masters Degree From
University of. oklshorn,

(SpeciaD-Phillip. A. Ward,
Browning, is among more than
500 University of Oklahoma stu.
dents graduated during summer
commencement exercises. Sun.
day. August II.
Baccalaurca,c services in the
various Norman churches open.
cd the onc-day graduation cerc.
mony.
OF the graduates. 10 received
the Doctor Of Philosophy or Doc
tor Of Education degree. and
more than 200 were granted the
masters degree. The class had
representatives from % states in
addition to Oklahoma. and from
3 foreign countries.
Browning resident Phillip Ward
received the Master Of Arts dc.
gree.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-08-15
Browning FLA Chapter
Wins Fifth Consecutive
Gold Award At Fair

Members Of the Browning
Chapter. Future Farmers of
America, under the supervision
of X. ". Harris. were we'll pleased
when their booth exhibit at the
North Montana Fair in Great
Falls. made the Gold award d..
vision.
OF the % chapters competing
in this event six were placed
Gold by the judges. They were,
besides Browning. Flathead of
kalispell. Fergus of Lcwistown,
Belt. Manhattan and Fort Ben.
ton.
This is Browning's fifth con-
secutive Gold award in this d..
vision. Last years booth was
deemed sufficiently outstanding
10 be taken to the National Con.
vention in Kansas City.
The local booth will be on dis.
play at the Glacier Co. Youth
Fair Friday. Saturday and Sun.
day. The theme of the display is
THE Only Good Weed is a Dead
Weed"
AS the North Montana State
is designated as the state FLA
fair. with all of Montana's 81
chapters eligible to compete, the
boys take great pride in any
winnings in this very stiff compc.
titiOn.
All other classes at this fair
are judged on a straight one. two.
three basis. This means that a
blue ribbon in any class is the
only one in the state. The Brown.
ing boys brought home blues in
electric welding. small wood ap.
pliances. large wooden applian.
ces. farm models and farm safety
posters. They took third (whitel
in power driven machinery. tool
fitting. and small metal applian.
ces. The collection of five rope
haltcrs was awarded q fourth
place.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-08-15
Recent Fish Plant
Made In Local Waters

Several paintings Of fry and
legal sized trout have been made
recently In area waters accord.
ing to Don Wright. local game
warden. Paintings were made as
follows:
Cut Bank Creek. fry-238.4
Two Medicine. $4,000: Big Bad.
ger. 47.0OO: Two Medicine. $1,000:
Four Horn. 80. $40: Mission Lake.
so. 400: Duck. Lake. 5O.02O: Kipp
Lake will get $4,000.
Legal size paintings were made
Us follows:
Willow Greek. l.04O: Big Bad.
ger. i74O: South Fork Of Milk
River. i74O: Cut Bank Creek
$3.50: North Fork Of Mix River,
1850.
Paintings were made from
July : through August 10.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-08-15
Govt. Branding
Iron Donated To
Indian Museum,

The Museum of the Plains In.
dian has recently added to its
collection of material illustrating
the history of the Blackfcct Res.
ervation. a branding iron of the
type used nearly eighty years
ago. when the passing of the
buffalo herds forced the Black.
feet TO take up stock raising.
Presented by William La Buff
and James Allison, through the
kindness of X. f. Miles, Admins.
trative Officer of the Blackfeet
Agency. this iron was found by
Mr.. La Buff in the yard of his
ranch on CROSSWORD Flats.
According to MIR. Allison. such
irons were used to put the gov
eminent Bench =" brand on
the cattle issued to the Indians
settling on the newly.formed
Blackfeet reservation. All Indian
horses were also supposed to be
branded with this mark.
Charles Simmons, blacksmith
for the Agency, is said to have
made the iron about 1881 or 81.
at the direction of Major Bald.
win. Indian Agent. In this period,
Mr.. Allison stated. Henry La
Buff was cattle brander for the
Agency. Later. individual brands
came into use. and all govern.
ment Bench.P irons were order
cd to be turned in.
The public is reminded that
the Museum remains open from
8 am. until S pm. every day of
the week. through September IS.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-08-15

Blackfeet Tribal delegates
Robert LaFromboisc. Henry Ma.
gee. Walter Wetzcl. Joe Kipp.
Louis Plenty Treaty Bcarchild
and Charles Crow.Chicf Reevis
have been chosen and plan TO
leave August II for Denver
where Monday Of next week the
u. $. Indian Claims Commission
Is expected to open hearings on
the claim Of the Blackfcet and
GrOs Ventre tribes In Montana
for payment Of the commonly
referred to SwcctgrasS Hills
claim. The hearing had origin.
ally been scheduled for August
S but was moved up to August
10.
The principal issue In the trial
In Denver will be the fair market
value Of the Northern Montana
reservation coded by Act Of May
|. 1883. as Of that date. The pri.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-08-15
Indian Hospital Facilities At
Ga|en To Be Investigated

A thorough investigation into
reports regarding use of the In.
dian wing at the Montana Hospit.
al at Galen will be made soon by
DR.. Ruth Durham. area medical
officer at Portland. and Charles
S. McCammon. Billings. accord.
ing to the Surgeon Generals of.
flee. 4 detailed report will be
filed with the Surgeon Generals
office.
Montana's Congressional dele.
CATION said the investigation was
ordered after Walter Mcdonald.
president of the Montana Inter.
Tribal Policy board. told of the
small use made Of the wing.
Recently only II Indians were
reported in the Sl's million. 100
bed Indian wing for tubercular
patients at the State Sanitarium.
Because the wing was not being
fully utilized. the Montana Inter.
Tribal Policy board recently
ordered an investigation into the
reason why.
MOntana's lntcr.Tribal Policy
board president. Mcdonald. said
Montana taxpayers are paying
for something that Is not being
used fully nj the Henrietta
Crockett Wing for Indians. lie
was recently quoted as saying.
They have 4 right 10 know what
Is behind it,"
Mcdonald also said Senator
Mike Mansfield recently told him
he was disappointed that Indians
are not using the Galen facilities.
$275.85O was recently reported
by the Policy Board secretary rs
budgctcd last year to care for
% Indians. Only about $l62.O 600
was spent for IS TB patients.
Mcdonald revealed that Mon.
tana Indians are going to q SAM.
tariuin at Tacoma. Washington
where they are being released In
six months. whereas those Ut
Galcn are kept - months. lie
said there are no Blackfcct In.
dianS among the Is now nj Galcn.
whereas there are 20 Montana
Indians ut Tacoma. most Of
whom are Blackfcct.
Mcdonald said there are Fed.
eral funds 10 reimburse the state
for It's expense on the Indians.
lie further said II We are not
going 10 Galcn. these funds are
not being used: and Montana Is
losing these funds which po,sib.
~ are going to the Navaj 10 In.
dians or somewhere else.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-08-15
rs Governors Expected
10 Meet At Many
Glacier Hotel

(SpcciaD - Governors of Is
states have been invited to dis.
cuss interstate oil problems next
weekend at Glacier National
Park.
Governor Raymond Gary of
Oklahoma has called a meeting
of the executive committee of
the Interstate Oil Compact Com.
mission for Saturday. Su n d a y
and Monday, August II. 10, and
10. at the Many Glacier Hotel in
mid.park.
According to Governor Gary.
the discussions will attempt TO
clarity existing oil problems
among the states in preparation
for the annual meeting of the
Oil Compact group in Tulsa in
December. Sterilization of the
domestic characteristic groups
domestic oil market is the
groups aim.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-08-15
Shell Oil Company
Setting Up Rigging

Las, week the Shell Oil Com.
northwest Of the Morning Gun
near East Glacier Park was re-.
ported still completing location.
Contincnial's Glacier County
deep ties, we'll now drilling north
Of Browning was reported near
the critical stage. Last week
drilling was reported nj 1920
feet and the general belief was
they were nearing the Dcvonian.
According to n late report within
the next two weeks. the next 200
or 300 feet is expected to tell
the story. There are no sh0winss
yet. but drillcrs have been said
10 consider II 4 likely possibility.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-08-15
OloS OPENED ON INDIAN
TRUST LAND WeoNE SOAv

Sealed bids were Oprncd at .
pm. August ~ nj the Blackfcct
Indian Agency barr ,rks building
on approximately :3l8 acres Of
trust land for which the total
price Of the high bids was $84.
578.l2 and tho average price per
acre was 5000.
Seventy three tracts Of land
were advertised for q total acre.
age Of 87O4 acres. Forty nine
sealed bids were received Of
which 10 apparently satisfied the
appraised price and will bc refer
rcd 10 the Indian land owners
for either their acceptance or re-
lection.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-08-15
Coffee Company Thanks
blaekfeet For
Hemingway induction

Peter RcdhOrn. Biackfcct Tri.
bal Business Councilman and
Public Relations officer. this
week received q note Of praise
from J. 4. F0lgcr 4 Co.'S Dis.
trict Manager. &. 4. Patterson.
who said In part. Your making
Frank Hemingway q Chief Of
the Blackfcct tribe was one Of
the most c0lOrful and sincere
and most outstanding events oi
the entire trip over your fair
state"
PattcrsOn's letter had refer
cncc to the July 9 ceremony held
NJ the local Plains Indian Mu'
scum where Frank Hemingway
was indicted recently into tho
Blackfect tribe and given the
name. "chicf Wolf Trail"
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-08-15
Special Election Called
On Additional Tax Lew

The Browning City Council
met August 9 with City Attorney
Nuppe Of Helena at the city hall
for the purpose of setting up q
mill levy for the ensuing year. A
resolution was passed to call
q special election September 10
for the purpose Of submitting to
the taxpaying free.h0lders of the
Town of Browning the question
Of voting for or against the levy
of an additional five mills.
This levy would be in addition
to the levy authorized by law
and for the purpose of calling
and paying the outstanding reg,
istered warrants against the gen.
eral fund.
September 10 all taxpaying
free.hOlders in Browning will
have an opportunity to ballot on
this all-impOrtant issue which
will be for the benefit of the
entire community itself. and the
decision as to the outcome of
the issue will rest entirely with
the voters themselves.
Some Of the important issues
discussed at the meeting includ.
I'd the passage of q number of
new resolutions. copies of which
have been filed by city clerk Leo
Brown with the county offices.
One resolution passed dealt
with the payment of money owed
on the Water Bond for the new
pipe that was recently put in.
The following was passed by
the Board of County Commission.
ers Of Glacier County August 9
whereby the Board was request.
I'd to levy against the taxable
property of the town Of Brown.
ing the following amounts which
are necessary to operate the town
government for the current fis.
cal year l9S7.S8:
General Fund-2O mills
Street and Alley Fund-lO mills
Parks & fairgrounds mills
Fire Fund. Bond Interest and
Sinking Fund. July 1855 issue
Water Supply-l+ mills
Revolving Fund.- mills
Extra levy to be submitted to
sS,n .,1~nene~ f.,r eI,x, ,>,,.s~n.A .,f
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-08-15
b|ackfeet Receive Friendship
Gift At Sheridan Indian DAYS

Mr.. and Mrs. Tom IIarwOOd
returned from the Sheridan In.
dian celebration August 8 where
Tom served as q Blackfect repre-.
sentative and as chairman Of the
combined Indian Tribal commit.
tee.
According 10 MIR. llarwOOd the
celebration was the largest and
most successful one yet present.
ed with ~ tribes represented.
The program substantially i'm.
proves each year In both quality
and presentation" he comment.
I'd.
Other than having o little trou.
BILE with "b0Otleggcrs" peddling
their merchandise in the restrict.
I'd camping area. the whole thing
went we'll and according to
schedule.
The celebration Is not only
sponsored for entertainment and
show. II Is charitable. also. In
that the proceeds left after pay
Ing all bills and prize money.
goes 10 the Shriner's Hospital to
b. used for the treatment Of
crippled Indian children. I'VE
turned over several hundred dol.
lars to the hospital this year"
Tom emphasized.
One Of the features Of interest
to local residents was the prescn.
tatiOn Of . large and beautiful
handmade ceremonial drum to
the Blackfect Tribe by the com.
bined Tribes Of Oklahoma. The
presentation was made 70 Mr..
iiarwOOd as the Blackfcet repre-.
sentative. and as o gesture VI
close and lasting friendship.
This drum will be presented 10
the Blackfect Nation Frida y.
August Is at 2 pm. by Mr.. liar.
wood.
"rhis drum Ii 10 b. common
property Of every Blackfect."
Tom explained. 1T IL owned by
every member and according 10
the wishes Of the Oklahoma In.
dams. IL To be used by the Black.
feet nj celebrations and cercn,on.
ials. Il must bc returned 10 its
designated place Of safe.kccping
Immediately following the pro.
4
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-08-15
FUNERAL SERVICES HELLO
FOR INFANT DAUGHTER OF
MR. AND MRS. HENRY PGPOoN

Funeral services will bc held
Friday. August 10. In the Beck
Funeral Home Chapel for Carol.
Inc Kathleen l'cpiOn. infant
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
l'cpiOn who was born nj the
Blackfcct Hospital August II
and passed away Aug. IA.
Caroline In survived by her
parents. brothers Henry Jr.. Mel.
ford. Lyle and Robert and her
sisters Lydia. and Mary JO.
lnterincnt will b. held At the
Schildt cemetery.
Marvin Sparrcll has resigned
% chairman Of the County Youth
Fair association and Randy Man
ucl succeeds him.