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The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-04-24

"Oh. Little Elk, she Is beautiful.
Her skin Is as soft and smooth
a. the lake water when there Is
no wind. Her eyes are like the sky
on It's clearest days. Her hair is
as thick and soft and fine as
that of an otter. She Is as tall
as my shoulders are high and her
weight Is that Of a small. dainty,
doe deer. She has the voice of
love itself. I want you to know
how l feel toward her. You have
never seen her but l want you
to know"
Before the Indian answered he
sat thinking for a moment. Il
have seen her with your eyes.
That Is proof to me that she is
what you say. Sun will be kind
to her know. The greatest love
Of Sun Is q fighting spirit. That
you have. You. he will love. Sun
will do great things for one he
loves. The lovely one of whom
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-04-24

the building of the west. More
troops were sent to the Indian
country. Stricter orders were is.
sued to cope with the disturbing
Indian situation. However, more
and more depredations were be.
ing committed.
One day there came a rider
from Rapid City. He brough, bad
news. Some 10 days before a
hunting party had been set upon
and wiped out by band of
Crows. The incident had occur.
red about go miles ives, Of Rapid
City. The party consisted of one
Senator William l.. Topncy, a
high ranking army officer named
Bradford and five or six guides
as hunting companions. All were
known to be dead with one OK.
ception. The senator was a pris,
oner and had been taken into the
bad lands to the north and west.
General johnson and his Chief
of Scouts held a consultation the
same night of the messengers
arrival. The general was intent
on taking troops and moving
against everything with which
they came in contact until their
mission was accomplished, and in
the beginning said they would
do It.
"Well." said Sibbcr,. you are
In command. but let's look at
this thing a little closer. 1t is
now nearing the worst part of
the winter and over in that Crow
country 1t Is hell at best from
now til April. In the first place
troops could not get there with
good luck and weather for at
least 20 days. You couldn't do
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-04-24

dence and Omaha became dusty
and wide from use from the many
wagon trains travelling to the
west. Where there was once an
abundance of all kinds Of game
to be taken from the trails. now
It was necessary to leave the
main Travelled roads for miles to
get meat sometimes. The Indians
were getting more restless day
by day because of the increasing
number of whites who were com.
ing through their hunting ground.
Some of the wiser chiefs were
beginning to see the handwriting
on their tepee walls. They saw
the market hunters taking their
buffalo by such great numbers
that they foresaw the time when
there would not be enough for
the red mans use. Some were
openly defiant and killing every
white man, woman or child they
found. Some settlers were massa.
cred and small wagon trains were
finding It more difficult than
ever to travel. Every week, news
of a new massacre from various
directions on the plains or In the
mountains came to Fort Bridger.
Treaties by the dozens were
made among most Of tho tribes.
Many new generals were sent
west after the war. Most Of them
had won their spurs then and
thought things In the Indian
country could be handled In the
same way. What was . treaty or
a few gut eating savages In com.
parison with men Of their fight.
ing ability! Cut your way thru
them. and they will learn TO re-
spect the Army" was voiced by
many Of them. That sounded
good 10 . group Of young Off.
GERS sitting In . tent with . few
drinks under their belts but to
make It work was something
much different.
Andrew johnson had been
President since 1855 and he had
tried his best to solve the Indian
problem. To be sure he had met
with some success. One man In
Washington. though. might have
wonderful ideas and do his best
but to control . situation on the
plains took more than good In
tentions.
A new President was elected
in 1850. General Ulysses S. Grant.
a Republican succeeded Andrew
Johnson . Democrat. Grant was
the youngest man ever then
elected President. being - years
of age. He. too. had opinions on
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-04-24

Mert: I'D like to get a divorce.
My husband and just don't get
along"
Cert: why don't you sue him
for incompatibility?"
Mert: Il would, If I could catch
him at IT,"
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-04-24
AMENDMENT ,

8. Corporate Dividends.
hall be amended to read q fol.
0wS:
THE Tribe may issue to each
Of It's members . n0n.transfcr.
able certificate Of membership
cvidencinR the equal share Of
each member In the assets Of
the Tribe and may distribute
per capita. among the rccos.
nizcd members Of the Tribe.
the net income OF corporate
activities including the pro.
cccds Of leases Of tribal assets.
including oil royalties over and
above sums necessary to dcfray
corporate obligations to mem.
bcrs Of the Tribe or to other
persons and over and above
all sums which may be devoted
to the establishment Of . re.
serve fund. and other expenses
incurred by the Tribe for cor.
porate purposes. Any such dis.
tributton Of profits In any one
year amounting TO o per capita
cash payment Of $4,000 or
more, or amounting 70 . distri.
button Of more than onc.half
of the accrued surplus. shall
not be made without the ap.
proval Of the Secretary Of the
interior"
VD1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-04-24
AMENDMENT 10

Section S o. C2) Of the Black.
feet Charter shall be amended 70
read as follows:
mo leases or permits (Which
terms shall not include land
assignments to members OF the
Tribc) or timber sale contracts
covering any land or Interests
In land now or hereafter held
by the Tribe pursuant 70 this
Charter. within the boundaries
Of the Blackfcct Indian Reser.
walton shall be made by the
Tribe for . longer term or
under conditions other than 10
permitted by law"
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-04-24
OFFICIAL BALLOT

SPECIAL ELECTION OF THE BLACKFEET TRIBE OF THE
BLACKFEE1 INDIAN RESERVATION. MONTANA.
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 80. 1853. FOR THE PURPOSE
OF AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE COR
PORATE CHARTER OF THE BLACKFEET TRIBE OF THE
BLAcKFEET INDIAN RESERVATION, MONTANA.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-04-24
50 MPlE OF
OFFICIAL BALLOT

Special Election April 80. 1885, Pertaining to Amend
ing Of Corporate Charter Of the BIackfee Tribe Of the
BIackfeet Indian Reservation. Montana
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-04-24

vssss Place In the sss ths wsed
"vGS" ysv se the amendment Plses In
square NO" sssIns the
menH
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-04-24

Section 8. Corporate Dividends.
shall be amended to read as fol.
lows:
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-29
Resiono TotoI. 1888
Area Gifts Help Push State Cancer
Crusade Giving TO AIl-Time High

Four Herald area counties ex-
ceeded efforts Of a year ago during
1853 Cancer Crusade drives n d
two others were just slightly below
That result was decided aid IN
giving Virginia the largest sum
ever raised for this cause.
The Virginia Division, nc, of the
American Cancer Society HAS listed
1853 Crusade totals al the all time
high Of s484 .l63
The Virginia goal is $500. 600. and
with but sl6 900 lacking the state or
ganization plans a continuation Of
the campaign to reach the quota
Throughout the state. 81 loo !
chapters have surpassed their 1857
totals
The Virginia Division lists the
following results for local counties
that exceeded 1857 results showing
1858 contributions. followed by the
giving Of a year ago.
Amelia. 4124.ll this year an
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-29
a Area Teachers
To Get Degrees
AT LC August 9

Four students from this area are
candidates for degree TO be
awarded AZ Longwood College 4
summer commencement exercises
August =.
Mrs. Katie Kidd Austin. Of Route
2 Farmvilc. Is "A candidate for
the degrees Of Master Of Science
In Education Candidates for the de-
gree Of Bachelor Of Science In
Elementary Education are Mrs,
Bessie G. Durfec. Of Prospect Mrs
Elizabeth Blanton Gillian Of Cumb-
crland. and Mrs Pearle p Lucado.
Of Pamplin
Mrs Austin has been an Gle
mcntary teacher In Buckingham
and nov an elementary supervisor
there She holds 4 bachelors DEL
RreSs from LonPwood College
Mrs Durfce has taught n Pros
pet FOR several years She is u
graduate Of Prospec, High School
Mrs Gillian has taught school III
the counties Of Prince Edeard
Cumberland. Powhatan and Buck
ingham She is a graduate OF Farm
VILE High School
MIS- Lucado is native Of Mas
SaWadox and has been teaching
Ill Pamplin for number Of years.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-29
Miss Sicily. Hospital
Dictician. Assumes
Post In Washington

MISS Eileen Skellv. dieticlan a.
Soi'hside Community Hospital BIT
gan new duties toda, Monday
III WASHINGTON. d q She left Farm
vile Sunday
She is assistant n tho chief 81
ne housekeeping division at the
Wisconsin avenue Veterans Ad-
ministration Hospital. in the Ma
ton S capital
Miss Skclly has served as dicti-
clan at Southside Community
Hospital for II years. coming here
in l947 to take over direction Of
the food procurement, preparation
and serving operations
The departing worker has served
actively with numerous community
and civic movements all during her
decade OF employment here The
Business and Professional Women S
Club. the Girl Scouts. the Cancer
society chapter and other organi2a
tons have shared in her wide i'm
terests
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-29
I More Members
Earn Herald's
New York Trip

Mrs Mary Hedrick. Ri, 3. Cum
berland Mrs. Jack Moody RI
Farmville. Miss Francda SoMthall
Ri, Farmvillc. and Miss Aubrey
Bryant. New Canton. have earned
the Farmville Herald's free trip tC
New York. They Join 70 other cluf
members who have earned the trip
Miss Mary Elizabeth Anderson. d.
Amelia, winner last year, who
missed the trip on account of Illness
will Join the party.
Also, on the party will be F. Rus
sell Moon. Frank r Moon. Jr.. III
Warminster. Buckingham county
and J B. Wall, Herald publisher
making the party a8 members.
The other 20 members previously
announced are Miss Betty Ruth
Simpson. R |, Farmville. Garland
Jones. RID. DillWyn, Miss Margaret
Whitlock. Gainesville. Miss Barbara
Yancey. Farmville, Miss Gail Ash
man, r 3. Amelia. Mrs. Owen
Dunkley, Farmville, Mrs. Ben Der
sch. r 3, Cumberland. Mrs. j. T.
Nuckols Ill. r 2, Cumberland, Mrs
Leon Williams. Farmville, Mrs
Lacy Rush, Dillwyn, Miss Mary
Lou Southall. Farmville, Mrs. Lewis
Rogers. OF R |, Crewe, Miss Nancy
Bailey, Of Darlington Heights, Mrs
William Pembleton, of Jetersville
Mrs. Dramar MaXev, Of Cumber-
land. Mrs. R. T. Walton. Of Pow
hatan. Miss Betty Lou Morris. OF
Amelia. Misses Nancy and Patsy
Watkins, Of Farmville and Miss Car
olyn Peters Of Cumberland.
Leave August 4
The tour party will leave the
Farmville Greyhound Bus station on
a chartered bus at Noon on Monday
August 4. for Norfolk. All members
are requested to arrive at the bus
station by HAS am.
Sailing on the Old Bay Line Mon
day night the party will be met in
Baltimore by Greyhound for an
overland trip to New York. arriv-
ing in the early afternoon.
T hree days sightseeing and
theatre parties in New York are
scheduled, with the return trip on
Friday, August 5. by Greyhound
bus arriving at Farmville about
$50 pm.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-29
Former Teacher, Army Editor Joins
News Staff of Farmyille Herald

Ben J Bowers, Of Baskerville in
Mecklenburg County, joined the
news staff Of The Herald today,
Publisher ] B Wall announced
A former Spanish instructor,
Bowers comes to Farmville from
Augusta CA where he was sta
toned at Fort Gordon with the u.
\ s. army.
A recipient Of a BA degree
from Hampton Sydney IN 1884 ne
did graduate work in the field Of
Spanish and education al Duke
University.
Prior to entering the Amy in
1856 Bowers taught Spanish for
two years at the Kentucky Military
! Institute Of Lyndon. Ky. an d
Venice. Fla While at KIM he
served as the faculty advisor of the
school paper and during this period
the paper was converted from a
+ monograph set-up to offset print
ing
While on active duty with the
Army. he spent his entire time
working in the Troop Information
and Education field upon com
pletion Of his advanced military
| training at the Provost Marshal
General School, Fort Gordon, which
is the home Of the Armv's Mill
tary Police Corps Assigned to the
5o4th Military Police Battalion he
served as the managing editor Of
the units weekly paper, The Blot
ter.
During the period Of his Army
editing responsibility. the news
paper was cited as outstanding by
the Third U S. Army, twice nomi-
mated by the Continental Army
Command for the Department Of
the Army newspaper award and
the publication was rated as out
standing or superior in all phases
by the Department Of the Army il
June. 1855.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-29

$583.55 year ago. Buckingham
Sl.232.87 this year against 1921 50
in 1857 Cumberland, S48i Is and
$l68.50 and Prince Edward
81. 35726 and Sl.729.43.
Counties with additional gifts
needed 70 equal last years contri-
buttons are Charlotte sl,l72.2C
against sl.773.65 for 1857. and Pow
hatan, s782o6 against 5000 % for
1857.
The higher level Of giving gen.
orally is credited to. ~ wider
realization that cancer is every
body S problem requiring financial
help from everyone. and q, a
more determined public attitude
that the widely prevalent disease
be conquered Success with polio
vaccine has given rise to renewed
hopes in this respect,
The 1858 Crusade gifts il the six
counties total S6,753.25.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-29
Notionol News Summary
President Stands
Firm On Grounds
For Summit Talk
By II. Y. LANCAsTEE. LR.

y
British Prime Minister Macmil-
Ian Saturday called for speed
ing up Of plans for a summit meet
ing TO settle the Mldeast question
at the UN Security Council III NeW
York. Macmillan told Soviet Pre-
mier Khrushchev that he would
attend the meeting if he would at
tend. In France. de Gaulle lei il
be known that he favors a meeting
in Europe. possibly Geneva Earlier
in the week. President Eisenhower
challenged KhrushcheV to come to
New York and lay his charges that
the U S. is endangering world
peace before the Security Council
Khrushchev accepted much To the
chagrin of Washington officials
Eisenhower replied that The meet
ing must be held within tho frame
work Of the UN and made II eloar
that if Russia tries to call the US
TO task for intervention In Lebanon
the u s. would bring lip the sub
lect of Hungary and other skele-
tons in Russia ! closet
Sharp fighting broke out Saturday
in Beirut. Lebanon. between govern
ment security forces and opposition
rebles. o. S. troops. landed In Leba
non almost two weeks ago. were
not involved Early reports indi-
Gated the only casualty after two
hours of shooting was girl hi BY
a stray bullet. The heaviest fight
ing was near the presidential pal
ace and other government bindings
in the heart of Beirut
Explorer ". America s largest
earth satellite thus far. was sent
into orbit Saturday. Weighing 3s 43
pounds, { h e new satellite v s
launched from Cape Canaveral.
Fla, by the Army's Jupiter c
rocket. It contains equipment which
will gather information on cosmlc
rays and other radiation above the
earth's atmosphere Data collected
by another satellite Indicated there
was more radiation there than had
been suspected.
The Air Force plans to send a
three-stage rocket to the moon in
nid-August, according to report
in The Los Angeles Times. Aviation
editor Marvin Miles. quoting an
authoritative source. said TIL e
rocket would not bit the mon bat
would circle il for several days
Continued on page n
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-29
70 Ycors IN China
Leechcs, C,3ccd;lcs, Jungle Add
FIal..r TIC Work In Philippines

Youth Fellowship Interested pef-
5 as are invited 70 attend
M.as Elliott Is here as Guest oi
MSS Llcilc Johnston They afe
beth teachers At the Delaware
County Christian School NeWtoWa
Square Pa whore Miss Johnston
Is assistant principal
Mrs Mary l. Schneider. Of Phila
delphia also teache- al the
schf 81 il also Miss Johnston !
guest She spoke 10 the Sunday
School at Cumberland Presbyterian
Church Sunday morning
Mission Work
Miss Elliott Will key her talk
Monday night to the mission work
in the PHILIPPINES. using slides.
etc 10 describe her story As com
pletcly absorbing AS her talk VIII
be on the PHILIPPINES, it Is the bet
Of this reporter that Miss Elliott
viii be asked numerous questions
and taken on aggression To China
where she has spent the majority
Of her life
Run-out-of China
Tho reason she went To the Phil
lipincs IS. primarily. because she
was run out Of China ~ the Com
munists III 1851
MISS Elliott Is obviously more
eager 10 talk about the work Of
her mission. the China Inland MIS-
sion than about the communist oc-
cupatlon or the physical hardShips
In the PHILIPPINE juneles. bui such
items naturally fire the Imagination
Of he listeners and often the real
story of her Christian work and
sacrifice IL lost ID the easily i'm
pressed audience
Miss Elliott was III the PHILIPPINES
from 1852 10 lo56 Her work cen
tered On the island u Mindoro.
which is ms SOUTH II Manila
TIN China Inland Mission has AL
tered is name to the Overseas
Missionary Fellowship. since II has
been forced out 81 China They are
working primarily with the native
tribesmen on Mindoro
Tribesmrn
The tribcsmfn. called Manguan.
arc an aboriginal group 0n the ISL
land They seldom reach five feet
In height Miss Elliott SAYS and
With her excellent sense Of humm
pointed ont that almost All II the
women missionaries Oh ne island
aro unusually largo towering OYER
The tribcsmen Ike giants
These 'ribcsmen have been very
poorly treated BY the lowanderS
and other groups On the island
Miss Elliott stated AT first thc mis-
sionaries could not find The tribes
mon Finally the missionaries pare
M trying to find them III the
Jungle. and retrcatad to town.
where they waited until the tribes
mon came in 70 barter a few sup
Continued On page 1,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-29

throughout Virginia That began On
July IA and it will take about SO
days before the expected 5000
farm visits are completed
The three specialists in Prince
Edward county completed half Of
the lO5 calls planned here Thurs
day and Friday They will return
about August to work the remain
ing half Of the producing farms
Other Counties
They will be in buckingham
county next Wednesday and Thurs
day and in Cumberland some time
after that. They completed Char
lotte county last week.
Coker 1879. Coker 140 and Dixie
Bright 244 are described by USDA
scientists as low to lacking in
flavor and aroma. generally OF
light body and currently with poor
acceptance in the trade
All segments Of the tobacco trade
are behind the USDA plan to dis
courage paintings by cutting the
support rate.
No discount varieties were iden-
titled in Prince Edward county last
year, nor have any been found this
season.
The three specialists who have
recently completed an intensive
training program for Identification
are Mecklenburg. Pittsylvania and
Brunswick producers.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-29

Three Identification specialists.
George Shoop. M p johnson and
Richard G. Brown have been visit
ing flue-cured producing farms
here under a program administered
by the Agricultural Sterilization
and Conservation office.
The specialists are on the look
out fer paintings Of Cocker l39.
Coker 40 and Dixie Bright, ga
These three varieties are major Of
tenders in the pile-up Of unsold
leaf IN government pools and the
holding down Of authorized annual
acreages.
Buyers pass up baskets Of these
types consistently at warehouse af-
ter warehouse
50 Per Cent Cut
Last year. because Of the IN
desirabllitv Of the three. the USDA
started a discount program under
which the three types are supported
at 80 per cent Of the rate % r
comparable grades Of other varie-
ties.
Where they are located. the pro
Queer Is issued a blue limited
support marketing card which
brings the price cut. Discount varie-
ties are also identified on ware
house floors by special basket tick
cts.
Identifying the tobaccos is done
through q system Or spot checks
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-29

Farmville is no strange place TO
the new Herald man nor his wife,
Eugenia, who is 1858 graduate Of
LongWood. The Bowers with their
four-monthold son, Mike, reside at
GOT Second Avenue.
Publisher Wall said The Herald
felt especially fortunate in adding
Bowers to the news staff, in view
Of the fact that he was born and
raised on Mecklenburg tobacco
farm, educated in Southside Vir-
ginia public schools. and is a gradu-
ate Of Hanpden-Sydney College.
with excellent training in language
and desire to write"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-29
Strength Cut Objections Obscure Vast
National Guard Organizaiional Change


Shortly after COMPANY q Fam
eille National Guard amt 4et,t.ns
f.om It's SIMMER fncarnDn,eat
Aueus !C-3l It IS expected 10 IN
dergo with oihft Virginia UNITS
eoTgan!za ion 10 TT me Arlnys
peaom.c concept
O4ershadoWed by The more pab.
llcized dcbata on announced Army
.ilaEs fol- reductian in National
Guard ST eE2th, the reorganization
viii foil " along lines o. change
he regular forces have already IN
dergone
Thc rcntornjc oro3a]2at;on r.
placing the old familiar triangular
division concant X Is IL nar
AIMS continent and tacticat con.
ccpts to ,he aton1,c apo and
atonjc warfa~o
III caa.ao..o
,,raroasI :, rld.,a -. v, , ,."-'.',
= ,ra.s . 49, 100 o oon
9en nno III, s''f.''' :. - 'OY'oVp y
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i''e !" remaining 1iiiahlfN Na-
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z iecuced Strength. however win
= chaiiRe-oVeF 70 modliled pen
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,'s-' g &c r. . 80 '.ai'-
80 It'll = ,-..' M T. IL S'-,'.' ~,
onora ftone a4,h H. ei1e,,ers 'J',,s 20
urred nnder atomic u.are,ara ~
djtjons The basic' figbtjno oronns
are nrovided irtaaral I'D .rtiI-
.erv air engineer ang ,9ed,cal cav,
nort ana are o,ado n,nob ,,,ara
mobile tbroueb sI,ch eo,,inrnent ID
arroored norsonnal ca,,.io,,s
Bases Of difference
There * no basic disaa~eon,ont
iWifh rooraani1a,ion 4 nenton,ir
rhe differences az on,nion a. Wasb-
npton and tho s.ates concerns