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The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-01-10
Browning Boxing Club
To Participate In
Shelby Match Jan. II

On Friday. January II. the
Browning Boxing Club will jour.
ney to Shelby where they will
participate in a boxing card. All
winners will be awarded troph.
les.
Some of the boys expecting to
make the trip include: Sammy
Talks About. 100: Emile Long
Neck. l4O: Al White. 1870; Herb
Gillian. l08; Robert Monroe. 1903:
Francis Monroe. lis: Harold
Gray. ll8: Dc viclle, liz; and
Albert Oscar. 1875.
The Golden Gloves tournament
will BE- held In Great Falls on
January "a and Is and some Of
the local boxers will be entered
and expect to bring home q few
trophies.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-01-10

noted, lust as the Legislatures
Governor Aronson said there
is difference of "a million dol.
lars between requests and reve.
nue.. He urged that this be trim
med before looking for new reve.
nue. sources. He suggested an
interim tax study group to help
accomplish this.
Pointing out that education
and taxation are inseparable, the
Governor said the burden of
school taxes must be equalized.
if it is increased. He recon-.
mended that the Legislature end
the six.mill University levy and
transfer the obligation equally
to all Montana taxpayers.
Montana's educational system
was highly praised by Governor
Aronson. He said every Mon.
tanan can be proud to send his
or her children to Montana
schools, which compare favorably
with any in the nation"
Highway groups were also pat.
ted on the back by the Governor.
who noted the Great strides
forward" in highway programs.
However, he said Montana was
"embarking on an ever greater
program" He recommended
permanent seven.cent gasoline
and innocent diesel per gallon
taxes, review of fuel tax refund
and collection, and a State Aid
division to help local units with
problems.
He told the Legislature that
the growing problem of traffic
safety must be met with an ad.
ditional 80 Highway Patrolmen
this fiscal year and 30 more the
next. He also asked a perma-
nent IS mile an hour daytime
speed limit and more radar
equipment.
Besides predicting a Montana
population of one million within
ten years, the Governor asked
legislative approval for:
Recognition of Korean War
Veterans with a bonus: establish.
ment of five.day week for city,
county and state offices; study
lof . proposal for a Montana
Commodity Commission to i'm.
prove wheat quality. and ad.
ditional funds to eliminate bru.
celloosis; adequate weekly com.
pensation benefits to injured
workmen and their families, and
q reasonable industrial disease
law; and increased funds for
tourist advertising and State
parks.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-01-10
Hisains Recommended
10 Manage State Liquor
Store Al CT Bank

Dave Higgins. . member OF the
Blackfeet Tribe and q former
tw0.tcrm representative to the
state legislature from Glacier
county. has been recommended
to the State Liquor Control
Board for appointment - vendor
Of the state liquor store In Cut
Bank, according to Peter L. Des
Roster. chairman Of the Glacier
County Republican Central Com.
mittee.
Higgins was the choice over
five other applicants for the posi-.
ton that was under consideration
BY the central committee during
. meeting held at Cut Bank
Thursday evening. January 3.
The central committee also
recommended Cora lrgc 10. form.
er council woman Of the Black.
feet Tribal Council. to the posi-.
ton Of assistant.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-01-10
Independents Win
One And Lose One
Over Weekend

The Browning Independents
took an easy 70 to ~ win over
the Brady Log Cabin team, at
Brady last Thursday evening.
The Independents were paced
by forward Calvin Clark who
Tailed 20 points, followed closely
by Franklin Tromby and Thomas
Running Rabbit with 10 and II
points respectively.
Brady was led by Woodward
with II points.
On Saturday night the locals
were swamped IS to 81 by the
Cardston Maple Leafs. Gavin
Clark was again high scorer with
rs points to his credit while Run.
ming Rabbit added IL more.
Woolf led the Cardston team
with 22 points, closely followed
by Jackson with 20.
The next two games for the
local team will be at Shelby and
a double.header at Chester.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-01-10
Glacier Park Visitors Show Increase
OF 6.6 Percent Over Last Year

Final tabulation Of all figures
shows that during the calendar
year January l. 1886 through De.
cember 81. 1856. Glacier National
Park was host to 1898 visitors.
This figure represents a SO per
cent increase over 1855.
A total of sos. AL persons visit.
ed the park in 2l3,953 automo.
biles. Train passengers visiting
the park numbered 9.325. Visit.
ors entering via bus totaled 1876
Boat travel on Waterton Lake
from Waterton Townsite into the
United States and Glacier Ma.
tional Park totaled 1887 for the
season.
Probably. the most interesting
travel figure obtained this year
was the great increase noted in
House Trailers entering the park.
The 1855 travel year resulted In
1928 house trailer permits pur.
chased at the entrance stations.
This Is an 88 per cent increase
over 1855 when 1854 house trail.
er permits were sold. Camp.
ground figures for this year show
1882 camp days house trailer
use. These figures indicate the
average stay In the park for each
house trailer during 1856 was 81
days.
The Going.to.thc.Sun Road was
opened to travel on June l and
closed for the winter on October
q by heavy SHOWS.
Travel information ut Glacier
National Park Is gathered from
five entrance stations located on
park roads. The West Entrance
and st. Mary Entrance Stations
at each end Of the G0ing.to.thc.
Sun handle the majority Of autos
visiting the park. Shcrburnc En-.
trance Station serves the Many
Glacier Valley. Two Medicine En-.
trance Station the Two Medicine
Valley, and Polebridgc Entrance
Station the North Fork OF the
Flathead River area Of the Park.
Seasonal Park Rangers operate
the entrance stations seven days
. week from June through
September IS. Some of the sta.
lions are operated on shorter
hours during the pre.and post.
season periods.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-01-10
Icy Roads Cause
Two-Irvek Accident

A large Buttreys Food truck
enroute to Kalispell with food
commodities was struck by .
Tabor oil truck near Dcnny's
underpass west of East Glacier
Park Tuesday. practically de.
molishing the left side Of the
food truck.
Somewhat freakish. II was ex.
planned by the drivers. the tank.
er's two units "jack.knifed" as
the vehicle rounded q highway
curve when It became parallel
with the food truck. The Tabor
truck was empty and on Its way
to the Great Falls headuarters.
Neither Of the drivers were
hurt. The accident Is attributed
to q skiddy section of the high.
way at this particular point.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-01-10

600 Of this amount.
Although public welfare con.
tinues to be expensive In Mon.
tana. this department Is one OF
the bright spots In the States ii.
nancial picture. the Association
reported. Two years ago. this
department cut It's request for
funds $446. 900. and now another
cut Of 500! 900 Is requested. The
request Of q. ass. 900 for the next
two years Is $4,000 less than
the amount requested In 1851,
demonstrating the favorable pro.
gress made by this department
during the last few years.
For some years the trend OF
state appropriations has been In
excess Of general fund revenue,
the Taxpayer spokesman said.
Since 1910 the State has cxpend.
ed over $1,000. 900 more than II
has taken In. Montana has re.
NAMED solvent because of the
large cash balance built up dur.
Ing the 1905.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-01-10
State Agencies Departments
Increase In 0perationa| Funds

State departments. institutions
and agencies have filed requests
for state general fund appropria.
tions totalling nearly $50. 000. 900.
the Montana Taxpayers Associa.
ton has reported. This Is $S3..
100000 more than the 1855 legis.
lnture granted for the two.year
period. The increase requested
Is equivalent to one.half years
income from present general.
fund tax and income sources.
Two years ago state bureaus and
departments asked for = bien-
NAL total Of nearly sol .000. 900.
but the legislature reduced this
to $48. $685. 900. Even this figure
was In excess Of anticipated rev.
enue for the bieanium.
The biggest spending plan for
the next two years Ii for educa.
ton. the Taxpayers Association
said. Requests for public schools
and higher education total 49,.
568. 900. on amount within 81, 900
Of general fund revenue for the
last two fiscal years. The Super.
intendent of Public instruction
has asked for o general fund up.
preparation of 81, Zoo. 900 for
public schools. The last legis.
laturc provided 1855. 900 for this
purpose. The University SyS
tenn has asked for over 81 ,000..
600. The State College has re.
qucsted $7,252, 900, an increase Of
2ll per cent over 1855 and the
State University has asked for
90. 700. 900. an increase Of ia per
cent over the last appropriation.
Eastern Montana College has re.
questcd 81 .2s2. 900. . 24S per cent
increase over their 1865 appro.
priation.
CuStodial institutions are re.
qucsting nearly two and one
quarter million dollars over the
1855 appropriation with the state
hospital asking for nearly d! O0o.-
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-01-10
Agency Superintendent
Attending Workshop
At State College

A Communications Workshop
which started January 9. Is being
held at Montana State College
Bozeman, Montana, and will con
tinue to January 10. All will be
held at the Montana State Col
lege Hamilton Hall dining room
the first meeting to start prompt
ly at 8 a. M. January 9th. Train
ing will consist of basic and ora
communication.
|, The workshop Is In line will
Commissioner Emmons' PRO
granting for Indian Social ant
Economic Improvement, where
In he expressed the need to come
to grips with the basic long.range
problems in each tribal situation
| which presently Is impeding thu
betterment of the Indians eco
nomic status and living stand
| ards"
Attending the workshop from
the Blackfeet Indian Agency will
be Supt. Charles S. Spencer. ant
from the Consolidated Fort Belk
nap Agency. will be Darrell
Fleming. Supt.
The workshop Is also in line
with the thinking of Area Di
rector. Percy Melis. who sees q
great need for better public
understanding Of the aims and
detectives of the Indian Bureau
especially the programing fol
the future"
He expressed in his memoran
dunn to all Superintendent. on
the summary of the Nov. 10Th
meeting on the programing with
Indian people. that mo whole
sale and immediate termination
of services to reservation Indians
Is c0ntemplated". and that "em
phasis should be placed on the
fact that programing Is directed
toward the elimination of need
for special services rather than
the abrubt termination of ser
vices for which a need Is still
apparent. Special care should be
exercised to avoid over.sellinG
the programs and plans"
Future dates for the workshop
will be February Is to February
%. 1857. and March 1 to March
II, 1857. The Communication
Team are Louis &. True. Burl
Winchester. Gene Quenemoen
and Louise s. Skunk.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-01-10
Drilling Operations Al
Bsbb Making Progress

Steady progress Is being made
by the Lewis Drilling Co. In their
operations on the Mamie Burns
Allotment near Babb. according
to reliable authority. Drilling IL
being done for Gulf Oil. depth
50 far being about 1000 feet,
with . maximum Of $4,000 feet
to 60.
A crew of fifteen which Is
quartered in q modern trailer
camp. Is employed. The camp
was established at the scene last
November. for . time workers
having lived In Browning. travel.
Ing to and from work daily.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-01-10
Murray Nominutes
Nine Candidates Fol
Air Force Academy

Senator James e. Murray 3D..
MONTY has nominated nine Mon.
tana men as candidates for the
United States Air Force Acad.
envy.
Their names and home towns
are as follows: Patrick NJ. Camp.
bell. Billings: James belong
Garvey. Billings: Ralph M. Glib.
bOns. Jr.. Coram: Dennis w.
Stephenson. Browning: Morley E.
Johnston. Gardiner; Mike Nc.
collough. White Sulphur Springs;
James NJ. Schulze. Columbus;
Ely Jay Crary. Choteau; Charlie
Kingsley Muchmore, Drummond.
Forty men will be nominated
by the Montana Congressional
delegation. Two of them will be
finally selected by the Air Force.
after undergoing exacting physl.
cal and mental tests.
The two final selections will be
members of the third class at the
U. S. Air Force Academy at
Lowry Field near Denver. Colo.
RADIO. They will begin training
In July, 1857.
Stephenson Is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. A. D. Stephenson and
was notified of his nomination
acceptance on Christmas day,
He took his pre.physical at the
Great Falls Air Base on January
2. the results of which will not
be announced for some time.
Upon passing this phase Of the
required screening. he will be re.
quired to take . final two-day
physical and a two-day oral and
written examination before be.
ing accepted into the Air Force
Academy at Denver, Colo.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-01-10
B|aekfset Tribe To
Be Represented At
inaugural Rites

The Blackfeet Tribal Business
Council. at 4 meeting held Janu
ary 8, decided to send as Tribal
representatives to the Presiden
tial Inauguration January 81, in
Warrington, D. c., Earl Old Per
son, Council member and Pre-
cinct c o m N ittee m a n. and
Charles Reevis. Honorary Coun
Gil member for the Blackfccl
Tribe.
These representatives were Sc
lected as a result of an invitation
from the Chairman of the In
augural Committee to Walter S
Wetzel, Chairman of the Black,
feet Tribal Business Council. A
spokesman said that representa-
tives from each Indian Tribe will
be invited to attend the inaugur'
alton.
The chosen Blackfeet represen.
tatives expect to leave Browning
for Washington, d. c. January
IS. with full Indian regalia to
participate In parade.
Rcevis Grow Chief has recent,
ly received 4 cons idcr a b c
amount of national publicity in
that his picture appeared on the
cover of True Magazine. and he
was selected this year by the
Great Northern Railroad as the
Indian Chief to be pictured In
color on their company calendar.
At present Chief Reevis Is hos.
pitalized at Cut Bank and Tribal
officers met with the doctors to.
day in an effort to determine
whether or not his condition
would permit the trip.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-01-10
A. N. creenshie|ds
New Executive
AZ First Mufionu

A. M. Greenshields arrived in
Browning the first of the month
to assume his duties as Executive
Vice-President of the First
National Bank.
Mr.. Greenshields comes here
from Morristown, MIMI. where
he was cashier Of the bank In
that city,.
Besides his wife he has a fam.
lily Of three sons, Andrew 10. who
Il . sophomore at the University
Of Minnesota; Richard IS. . soph.
omore In high school. and Hugh
8. who Is In the first grade.
His family will remain in Nor.
ristown until the close of the
school term next June when they
will move here.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-01-10
Fisheries Ess Taking
Operations In Progress

Egg taking operations for the
collection Of fall.spawning rain.
bow eggs for Montana stations
Is progressing very satisfactorily,
II was reported this week by Walt
Allen, superintendent Of fisher.
les for Montana.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-01-10
Indians Drop First Conference
Game To Fairfield Eagles

The Browning Indians pounded
the Oilmont Trojans into defeat
last Friday night by a score OF
II to 40. then bowed to the Fair.
field Eagles the following night
in a closely scored game, 48 to Al.
In what started out to be q
running duel, the high flying In
dams easily OUTRAGED and out
shot their class c opponents
from Oilmont with all twelve OF
Coach Matteson's cagers taking
hand in the game. and with all
but one player scoring.
The fans saw the Indians take
an early first quarter lead which
ended 10 to IL in favor Of the
Indians. and increasing their
lead In the second quarter. the
half.tlme score stood at 81 to q
still in the locals favor.
With things pretty much their
own way during the third quar-.
ter. at the three-quarter mark
the locals held the game 60 to
81. which almost double lead
gave the Indians a chance to
floor the second squad for in.
valuable experience.
The second string showed good
promise and proved themselves
in both defensive and offensive
plays. giving but little on their
lead to wind up the game
II to 70.
The next night pitted the In.
dams against the Fairfield Eagles
in their first conference game
of the season. and one which Ger.
tainly proved to be . thriller rs
we'll as heartbreaker when the
locals were tagged with 4 defeat
by one point.
In the first quarter the Red.
men took an early lead over the
Eagles by a score Of 8 to 8. then
fell behind when they lost the
services of their ace rebounder,
Rodney Bird. Bill Croft spanked
the Browning squad In their last
stand as they narrowed the lag.
ging lead from nine to one point
In the last three minutes of the
game.
II was during the second quar-.
ter that the Eagles took over the
lead which they held n to 10 At
the half.time. They did not let
up during the third quarter
which they held at $3.50. and
continued on thru the last quar-.
ter to win 48 to ~ As the Indians
seemed to find their pace and
make considerable progress In
the scoring box. but too late.
Tom Whitf0rd lead the locals
In field goals with Bill Croft
holding the honors at the free
throw line. dropping 7 out Of
nine attempts.
Saturday. January IL will find
the Indians playing host to the
Waller Panthcrs.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-01-10
Glacier Wildlife Club
To Meet Friday Niqht

The Glacier Wildlife Club will
meet In Cut Bank. Friday even
ing. January II. In the Frizbee
building. starting at 8 p. m.
All members are urged to at.
tend and enjoy the showing OF
two movie films. Morning Star
Mountain Chief" and Deer Live
In Danger. There will be no
admission charge.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-01-10
Cut Bank Oil Worker
Killed Wednesday

Charles NJ. Hoover. %. Wyo
ming old field worker employed
at the Cut Bank oil field. was
killed Wednesday when o sup
porting cable apparently snap
ped. causing a heavy block ia
fall on him.
According to county coroner
Murl Beck. the victim suffered
o broken neck and fractured hip
Hoover was employed as q
drillcr.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-01-10
Glacier State Solons
Receive Appointments

Among the appointments an.
nounced following the opening
Of the state legislature. Sen. c. p.
Minette was chosen to serve on
the State Senate Finance and
Claims Committee. chairmaned
by Sen. william A. Golf.
Rep. Percy DeWolfe was an.
pointed to serve on the EnRros.
sing Committee. chairmaned by
Rep. Parker of Pondera,
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-01-10
First National Holds
Election OF Officers

The annual election Of Officers
was held Wednesday for the
First National Bank with the
following results:
Faithe S. Bcrcovitch. Prcsi
dent; Andrew Grecnshicld. Exc
cutive Vice.president; Frank p
Shcrburnc, First Vice.Presidcnt;
A. NJ. Shannon. Cashier: Ethel
Schubert. Assistant Cashier.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-01-10
A MINUTE
WITH Ml

W - 49, - SssS ~~~~J -S~SASA .
glamorous guitar.pickin' vocal
gargler has passed his pre.induc.
ton physical and now Is a ripe
plum for the army . Well, that's
not such bad news considering
that he has signed q 10-year con.
tract to the tune of 81 900 q week.
regardless of whether or not he
busts q vocal cord In or out of
service for his country.
OF course there are those who
are Of the opinion that his vocal
cords are already ruptured or
that he never had any to begin
with. but as we said before, for
one grand . week. what people
say shouldn't cut much ice.
An army spokesman also says
that Elvis may be able to keep
his crOss-d0 haircut and i'm.
mature sldeburns because he will
probably 60 into the special ser.
vice branch of the army.
This may not set too we'll with
the other couple million service.
men who have been subjected to
the INSCRIPTIONS and savage at.
lacks of the G. I. tonsorial artists
who follow their profession with
all the enthusiasm and serious.
ness of q Comanche at . scalping
bee.
We would bet q dollar to .
hole In q donut that the G. is
themselves will take care Of Ell.
Wis haircuts . III for no other
reason than that they don't par.
ticularly like the idea Of discrimi.
nation :. and the army isn't ex.
actly made up of teen.aged bob.
by soxers.
With last nights not totally
unexpected announcement by the
British government of the resig.
nation of Prime Minister An.
thony Eden. the English govern.
Ing bodies were left In q complete
turmoil. and with no outstanding
prospect to replace him.
Accepted In some quarters ~
an act best for their country. and
In other quarters ~ stunning
blow, the full consequences. Of
course. will not be known for
some time to come - but, It will
have . direct effect on nearly
every nation of the world.
We too. At the time Nevil
Chamberlin was carrying his UNI
brella back and forth across the
English Channel. prior to World
War II. thought that Eden should
have been the man to FIJI the Of.
flee. He would not be bluffed,
as he proved to Nasser, until his
colleagues presumed him into re.
calling the English troops only to
add insult and humiliation to In.
jury. And. had he held. the high
and important office during
Chamberlin's tenure. he might
have called Hitler's game before
II got out Of hand We still
don't know.
Anyway. he has made quite q
record during his y or 20 months
In office . As Churchill's son.
in.law. personal choice and un.
derstudy. he had been schooled
for well over Is years for the
Prime Minister'S seat. That In Il.
self Is . record As q Prime
Minister he lasted the shortest
time Of any Of them. That Is
another record.
For . third record we might
mention that he never even had
the opportunity to visit u In the
touching" way his predecessors
were 20 adept at doing.
CONTINUED On Page g.
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Any old excuse will suffice for
not working, but the best 10 the
possession Of plenty OF cash.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-01-10

Calendar Of COMING Events

January II - III Benefit Dance and Candy Sale.
January IL - Basketball. Browning Waller here.
January 10 Boy Scout meeting. 730 Agency Barracks
January ID - Basketball Browning VI. Conrad here.
January 10 - Basketball Browning Choteau there.
January 10 - Tractor Show at Hambys Feed & Seed.