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, 1958-08-20
Judge VIM. Moorhedd St. Croix Airport
To Serve in ST. Thos. Committee Meets
Aug. lo to October Tomorrow Night

The St. Croix Airport Com
mittee is scheduled to meet in
tie Office Of Attorney R. H.
Amphlett Leader in Frederik-
sted to discuss the present
status of the Alexander Ha-
milton Airport project.
There are strong indications
that an attempt is being made
TO prevent the construction of
a modern airport in St. Croix
and to use the 200, 900 ap-
propriated for other purposes.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-02-20
lodge Grass Saints Meet
Browning lesionnsires
Tonight In School Gym

4 featured highlight Of the
basketball game between the
Lodge Grass Indian team and the
Browning l.cgi0nnaireS to be
played tonight. February 20. in
the Browning high school gym
will be a performance by Earl
Oldpcrson's talented Starr School
Fancy Dancers.
Game time Is set for 8 pm.
with 4 preliminary scheduled for
73O p m.
The Lodge Grass team. which
will feature Larry Pretty Weasel
as one Of the main players. Is
considered one uf the strongest
Indian teams IN existence. Pretty
Weasel was one Of the states
outstanding players with Hardin
high school and Is noted for his
clever ball handling.
The Browning l.cgionnaircs
have won ~ games and los, S
which Is considered q good rec.
ord. They expect to make a trip
to Oregon again this year for
the All Indian tournament to be
held there some time In March
Al last years tournament in
Oregon the Browning ball club
captured second place and this
year they hope to bring back the
championship award.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-02-20
Annie csIflookins
Services Next Monday

Funeral services will be held
Monday. February -. nj 2 pm.
At the Mission for Annie Calf.
looking. S.. who died February
10 at the local hospital. The Beck
Funeral will bc In charge Of
arrangements
Although Mrs. Calfl0oking had
been In III health for . number
Of years. she took an active part
In tribal affairs and nj one time
was o candidate for Tribal Coun.
cilw0man.
On March ;. 1880. Mrs. Calf.
looking was elected Secretary.
Treasurer Of the Blackfcct Craft
Shop association. an Indian co.
operative association formed for
the purpose Of developing tho
arts and crafts Of the Blackfcet
tribe. which she held until the
time Of her death.
Survivors include her husband.
Paul Calflooking: sons. Albert.
Benjamin. Francis. Dennis. Ron.
aid. Jcrald: and daughters. Jose.
phinc and Cora.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-02-20
Peter Redhorn will
Seek Glacier County
legislative Post

Peter Redhorn, Blackfeet Tri.
bal Councilman and full.blood
member of the Blackfeet tribe.
will file his nomination as Dem.
ocratic candidate from Glacier
county. for the House of Repre-.
scntatives to the Montana State
L Legislature. Il cas- learned from
an informed source today.
As near as can be determined,
Redhorn has the distinction of
being the first full-blood Indian
from Glacier county itself ever
to aspire to this office.
In addition TO his occupancy
of a seat on the Blackfcct Tribes
l3.man council body on the rescr.
walton. RedhOrn Is Tribal Public
Relations Director. Editor of the
Reservation Newsletter: News
commentator over Station KIYl
In Shelby. on q program broad.
cast every other week and de.
signed to impair, information on
the air to Blackfeet tribal mem.
bcrs. past vice.president Of the
Northwest Affiliated Tribes. Of
which there are 90. and q mem.
Der Of the Exc .'u,ivc Committee
Of the National Congress Of
American Indians.
II Is believed that Rcdhorn's
Blackfcet ancestry stems from
the same group Of Blackfcet In.
dams who originally signed the
1855 treaty with the United States
government. through which In.
strument the Indians were guild.
cd down the paths Of civilization.
Rcdh0rn Is married and has
four children and Is q resident
Of the Starr School district 10.
Gated about six miles north Of
Browning.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-02-20
Government Takes Steps
To Protect indian Lands
Against Trsspssssrs

According to q recent release
the Federal Government Is tax.
ing steps to protect fishing. hunt.
ing and trapping on Indian reser.
vations and Indian lands held In
Government trust.
Assistant Secretary. Roger
Ernst. of the Interior Depart.
mcnt. Is reported to have said
he recommended to the House
that Congress approve . pend.
Ing bill to give Indians better
protective legislation. The pro.
posal would make It a federal
criminal 0ffensc to trcspass on
Indian lands for hunting. fishing
or trapping purposes.
Ernst said that In q great many
instances fish and game are much
more plentiful on Indian rcser.
vations than on adjacent lands
and non.Indian hunters and fish.
crmcn come on the reservation
to hunt and fish.
The Assistant Secretary Is also
reported TO have said that Indian
tribes have the right to control
or prohibit hunting and fishing
on their reservations and 10
charge fees for permitting hunt.
ing and fishing. which money de-
rived from the hunting and fish.
ing permits sometimes represents
a sizcablc portion Of the tribal
income.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-02-20
Tribes Request For Million Dollar
Credit LoanApproved byArea0ffice

The Indian Bureaus office
IL that the Backeet Tribes request for federal
million to bolster its credit has been Washington
c. for action after being approved level security
the Tribe has agreed assign half of its annual tribal
s2O0.O0OO0.
Tribal officials said such loan would enable the
people to reach level of economic stability thereby making
possible for them requirements other lending
agencies.
special committee from the Tribal Council many
months of basic research the loan application it
submitted to the Billings Area office
For number of the Baccct maintained credit
under which rehabilitation loans
due to inadequate funds
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-02-20
Government Given
Until June To File
Briefs In Tribal Case

Tribal officials were recently
Informed that since the trial of
the claim under the agreement
approved May I. 1888. which was
held in Denver. Colorado. August
of last year. activity on the case
has been continuing steadily.
A Blackfeet councilman was in.
formed that following the trial,
the attorney for the government
filed a motion for permission to
introduce additional exhibits,
take the testimony of an anthro.
pologist. and file an extensive
written report by the anthropol.
ogist.
The tribal claims attorneys
filed a written opposition to the
governments motion. and after
additional briefing and confer.
ences with the commission, the
governments motion was denied
by order of February 4. 1858.
The anthropologist's testimony
and written report were exclud.
ed from the case.
The commission has now set
time limits for the attorneys to
file proposed findings of fact
and briefs and 1t has been learn.
ed that these are being prepared
at this time and that the prepar.
alton of such documents necessi.
tates a complete review of the
huge record accumulated during
the trial of the case.
Tribal officials were informed
that this may take several months
for preparation and filing. but
the attorneys hope to have the
1883 claim submitted to the com
mission for determination short
ly after June Of this year which
b the time that the commission
has set for the government e
file its brief.
These proceedings. the Black
feet tribal councilmen were In
formed. are detailed and prolong
ed with . great amount Of work
yet to be done.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-02-20
Committee Appointed To
Work With National Unit
On Indian Youth Program

Al . recent special Council
meeting Secretary Tiff Mckay
introduced q motion to establish
. committee 10 be selected by
the chairman 10 work out . pro.
gram to be submitted to the
National organization In Wash.
ington. DC. known as Arrow,
Incorporated. designed to assist
Indian reservations with worth.
while projects which will benefit
the tribes.
The Blackfcc, Arrow commit.
tee selected by Chairman Wetlcl
who are selected 10 write up .
plan for youth activities and cdu.
cational projects are Walter Wet.
eel. Robert I.afromboisc. Tiff
Mckay. Archie St. Goddard. Bud
Wctzcl and Peter Redhorn.
The above appointed group
will meet IN the near future 10
formulate future plans for lis
organization.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-02-20
N.F.e.G. MEETS TONIGHT

The NFFE Local 246 will hold
q regular meeting tonight. Febru.
ary 20. At the Blackfcct Indian
Agency Barracks building. All
members arc urged 10 attend.
Part Of the meeting will be
devoted 70 the reading Of several
letters which have been received
from The National oflIcers.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-02-20
Proposed Change ID
Tribal Constitution
To Be Voted Soon

Blackfeet Tribal Chairman,
Walter Wetzel. received infor.
nation today from Washington
Tribal attorney. Arthur Lazarus
Jr.. that Assistant Secretary
Roger Ernst on February Is had
signed a letter ordering an cleo.
ton to be held on the proposed
amendments to the Blackfeet
Constitution and Charter.
Attorney Lazarus indicated that
the Blackfeet Tribe within the
next few days will receive the
notice officially through the Bill.
lings Area Director and Black.
feet Agency Superintendent,
Howard johnson. No definite
date. however. has been set for
the election.
The Blackfeet Council has been
working on the proposed changes
to Its constitution since October,
1854. and at one time held IN
amendments convention. Since
then the Council has steadily
pursued its work on the amend
ments In an effort to clear ur
q few major obstacles which "a
date have prevented the election
from being held.
Members Of the Blackfect will
be given . chance to vote on the
proposed changes to the consti.
tuition as soon as the final cleo.
ton date has been set.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-02-20
OlAckeEG1 ARTS Z CRAFTS
ASSOCIATION ScheoUlgS
BANQUET PoR MARCH 70

The Blackfcct Arts & Crafts
association Of which Mac vii.
Hanson Is president IL making
plans to hold . banquet March
10. The honored guests will be
the younger set Of Arts & Crafts
workers who are scheduled to
have on display at that time
some Of their craft work.
Present plans have been tcnta.
lively made to hold the banquet
In the banquet room Of the G 4
Z Cafe.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-02-20
Defense Dept.
Studying Bluekfest
Missile Site Offer

Senator James Z. Murray early
this month informed Blackfcet
chairman Walter Wetzcl that he
contacted the Secretary Of Dc.
tense In support Of the Blackfcct
Tribal Councils offer to make
available land for defense pur.
poses. and received word from
Assistant Secretary Floyd Bry.
ant that o study Is currently
being conducted to determine
the suitability Of the various
sites and areas available for mis-.
silc purposes. with o view TO g.
tablish an operation In the nor.
thcrn area Of the United States.
Bryant told Murray that con.
sidcration will bc given to the
possible location Of such opcr.
atoms at existing military opcr.
atoms In tho state Of Montana
and elsewhere to assure maxi.
mum use Of available support
activities. reduce construction
costs and otherwise effect oil
possible economy.
The Assistant Secretary said
selection Of an actual site 70 dc.
pendent upon the findings and
determinations 10 b. made after
the study has be- completed.
lie also Informed Murray that
the Information submitted BY
him will be referred 10 the ap.
propriatc military department
concerned for consideration dur.
Ing the study. Bryant promised
TO keep Murray advised of fur
thcr developments.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-02-20
Girl Scout Committee
Holds Monthly Meeting
Al Harris Home

The regular monthly meeting
Of the Browning Girl Scout com.
munity committee was held Mon.
day. February II. At the home OF
Mrs. r. W. Harris.
, Mrs. Robert Douglas was vel.
coined - . new member.
Mrs. Barcus. cookie sale chair.
man. gave her report. Several
girls still have cookies or the
money for them. This must be
turned In at once. II will be
greatly appreciated II parents
will check with their daughters
and have them clear up their
record.
Prize winners are Is follows:
Girl Scout first prize. Eileen Ken.
needy: second prize. Anna Doug.
las. Brownie first prize. Carol
Morris. second prize. Elaine Der.
covich.
National Girl Scout week will
be observed by all troops In
Browning March 9 to IS. There
will be window exhibits. group
church attendance and . fun mite
party for all Girl Scouts and
parents March 10. The place for
this party will be announced at
. later date.
Brownies are to watch for an
announcement about . coasting
party some time In March.
All leaders Of the troops are
busy with plans for the spring
and II the girls will attend regu.
larry. many awards will be earn.
cd between now and May 8 when
the annual Mother Daughter
banquet and Court Of Awards
will be held.
Our leaders deserve q special
word Of thanks and praise for
the good work they are doing
with Browning girls.
These leaders are Mrs. Ursula
Higgins and Mrs. Bernard Wilson
Of Troop l. Mrs. carmella Hughes
and Mrs. Ann johnson Of Troop
2. Mrs. Belva Brcmner and Mrs.
Joan Birkoski Of Troop 3. Mrs.
Norma Kern and Mrs. Rita San.
tana and Mrs. Kenneth Goss Of
Troop 4. Mrs. Lucille Mckay and
Mrs. Wanda Fisher Of Troop 8,
and Mrs. Ona Rosenberger and
Patty i.aBreche OF Troop 8.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-02-20
Community conesn
Group Conducting Drive

The Community Concert -.
ISOLATION has been conducting .
membership drive for 1850 which
will end Saturday. February -.
Anyone interested In becoming
. member Of the association 10
asked to contact Mrs. Philip
Ward. local chairman. or Mrs.
Fred Van Hoozcr. assistant chair.
man.
Membership dues for adults are
500 for the season and student
fees are $50.
The next program Of this sea.
son ID to be held In Shelby. Fri.
day. February q. and will fea.
ture Edwin Steffc. baritone.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-02-20
Vocational Training Program
May Replace Relocation Policy

, Blackfeet Agency Relocation
officer Reuben Fuhrer said this
week local interest Is mounting
In the Adult Vocational Training
program which was launched
under authority Of . law enacted
by Congress August ,. 1855. to
provide full.time Institutional on.
the.job or apprenticeship train.
Ing.
Fuhrer prophesicd that the
Adult Vocational Training pro.
gram may eventually replace the
Relocation program 10 some de.
gree In popularity with the In.
dlans because each eligible appli.
cant who meets the requirements
and completes his chosen course
ID equipped with sufficient skill
10 better qualify him to hold .
permanent position.
fuhrer emphasized that under
the Vocational training program
the training 10 limited 70 voca.
tional training 70 assist the appli.
cant In securing employment
within . period Of not more than
two years.
Two applications have been
COMPLETED for Vocational train.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-02-20

Jim Walters had the unpleas.
ant duty Of notifying relatives
Of Annie Caiflookins Of Annic's
death carly Wednesday morning
1t the Blackfcct hospital. Many
Of her friends did not know how
sick she was. Her pleasing and
pleasant personality viii be sadly
missed In the community.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-02-20

A local Indian Bureau official
said there are a large number
of loan clients. who with suffi.
cient planned credit from the
Tribe. should be In a position to
gain credit from non.Bureau
lenders In a relatively short
time.
Blacdeet Agency Superinten.
dent johnson In submitting the
application to the Area office for
consideration December 3 of last
year said. The application Is a
sound proposal and will prove
Of tremendous value to the Black.
feet people II granted"
Tribal Secretary Mckay said
there Is q need for the program
contemplated In the million dol.
lar application and referred to
It as zone Of the major steps
taken BY the Blackfeet tribe in
recent years"
A Tribal spokesman said one
Of the most important needs for
loan funds At this time Is for
their use In promotion of econ.
omic development by financing
Indian operators in farming and
stock raising to effect the most
profitable utilization by Indians
themselves Of tribal and allotted
q
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-02-20
Indians Show New Spirit In
Two Hard Weekend Games

Coach Jerry Toner'S browning
Indians scored two tremendous
Victories last weekend. Friday
night they took 4 great moral
victory over the first place Con.
rad Cowboys. even though the
Cowboys won 1910.
The Indians are the second
team TO score over 50 points
against the Cowboys.
Saturday night both teams
started evenly. but the Cowboys
broke away in the second quarter
To take a 4l.29 halfiimc lead
Using good. fast teamwork in the
third period. the Indians narrow.
cd the score to S. VI The Cow.
boys again took a - point lead
IN the first few minutes Of the
final quarter. hut an Indian rally.
led by Tom Whi'fnrd. narrowed
the score. Tie Indians scored IL
points in the final two and a hal:
minutes ui play. but time ran out
before they could over; AXE Con.
rad
Tom Whitfnrd led all scorers
with - points. followed by team.
mate Murray liarwood with H.
Elll Williams led the Cow!oys
with IS points. and was fJllawcd
by lefty and Ellison With ~ and
- respectively.
Free throws proved TO be the
main factor IN the game. The
Cowboys sank 30 out Of So free
throws compared to ~ out Of 80
for the Indians. The Indians had
IS fouls called AGAINST them and
Conrad had Is called. Murray
Harvard. Gary Monroe. Bill Lor.
ing AID Russell Douglas all left
the floor on personal fouls In
the ScrOnd half.
chetssv Game
Al Chotcau Saturday night. the
Indians put together q terrific
so per cent field goal average.
and q fabulous 93 per cent free
throw average to overcome the
Ch0tcam Bulldogs 81 IS.
The Bulldogs SIZED scoring
by taking a fast 2hiG first quar-
ter lead. The Indians held down
the Bulldogs scoring attack In
the second quarter 10 narrow
the score 81 30 by halftimc.
The Indians. paced by liar
wood. tied the sore several
times In tho third period and
edged out n 500 margin over
tho Bulldogs by tho end Of the
third period. The Indians kept
their scoring very we'll balanced
to out pace tho fighting Bulldogs
In tho final quarter as they cx
tended their lead 10 the 60.65
winning margin.
Citotcau's Tony Jac0nctty took
scoring hOnors for tho evening
sinking 81 p0ints-ii on free
throws. Murray liarwood with "A
points. was high for the Indians.
followed by Russell Douglas with
II.
The indians mstic IL out Of
"a possible free throws 10 score
their best average Of the season.
They committed II fouls. Cho'
tcau made 10 out Of . possible
q attempts for . IS per cent
average. They committed - fouls
only two In the first half. q
feat which rersly happens.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-02-20

Kenny Holland finished . two.
week vacation and Is back 1t
work. lie was on the west coast
and took In one important heavy.
weight boxing match and two
basketball games involving Tie
00oetle Chloltaloo,
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-02-20

Friends and relatives OF Theo-
dore Last Star will be glad to
hear that he Is now back at his
home. having been brought back
Wednesday from q Great Falls
hospital by Alvin Kennedy.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-02-20

DR.. and Mrs. King and family
were Tuesday dinner guests at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Deans.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-02-20

Word hes been received that
Rose Striped Squirrel. sister Of
Mike Takes Gun, 10 seriously IN
In Canada.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1958-05-30

ton controversy which has had international repre-
cussion and rated as the top news story of
1857 In the face of state, county and local hostility
Drawing mob action daily accumulated by Arkansas
chief executive and condoned by community HER
archy, the children completed their first year in
the former all-white school, They are in the toto
from left to right: (back row)-Terrence Roberts,
Carlotta Walls, Ernest Green, Melba Pattllo and
Jefferson Thomas Front row, in Same order: Gloria
Ray, Thelma Mothershed and Elizabeth Eckford, In
set, left Minnejeon Brown, who expelled from
the school for talking back to white student af-
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1958-05-30

The Little Rock Nine and their sponsor along
with four of their parents left from Adams Field
by Delta Airlines Thursday morning, MAY 29) for
Chicago where they will be the honorees at Abbot
Award dinner Thursday mite The Nine and Mrs.
Bates will receive the 18th Annual Robert S. Abbott
Award The dinner will be held in the Constitution
room of Chicagos Morrison hotel. The Award is an
annual tribute to the founder of the Chicago Defen-
der Mrs Bates is the president of the Arkansas
Conference of Branches NAACP and co-owner and
publisher of the State Press She directed the Little
Rock Nine through the Central hi school integra-
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1958-05-30

ter being the target of physical abuse from the stu
dent Minniejean is finishing her school year at the
New Lincoln hi school in New York City where she
was given scholarship. She will fly down from
New York to join the other children Center IS Mrs.
Bates and right is Ernest Green who broke the ira
diton and became the first Negro to graduate from
the hi school. The children will have full schedule
of entertainment in the windy City for four days as
guests of the Chicago Defender Parents who will
accompany the children are Mrs Cartelyou Walls
Mrs A. L. Mothershed Mrs. W. B. Brown and Os-
car EcEdord, jr.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-01-10
Noted CoIumnist To Speak AT
Falls Furmer-Lubor Institute

Cooperation" led by Yves McCune,
Denver, editor, NATIONAL UNION
FARMER.
10:45-12 100: "The Future for Lab
or in Montana, panel chaired by
Charles V. Huppe, Helena, State ALL
Clio attorney, assisted by State ALL
CLIO President James S. TIMBER, Hell
ena, and Mine-Mill District Board
Member Ernest Salvas, Butte.
1:15-2:30 pm: "The Utility Rate
Cases, with Great Falls attorney Pat
j. Gilfeather as chairman; Leo Gray
bill, Jr., Great Falls, and C. w. Leap
hart, Jr., Helena. All three attor-
neys and Charles Huppe have been
serving as counsel for the protestants
against higher utility rates currently
being sought by Montana Power Com
pany and Mountain States Tel. & Tel.
2:45-3:45: international Trade
Development, led by DR.. Duane Hill,
Bozeman, Professor of Political Sci
ence, Montana State College.
3:45-4 :45: whats Happening to
Our Schools?", featuring Gordon
Twedt, Rudyard, member Citizens
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-01-10
Montana LsW
Meet In Livinl
January 1871

LIVINGSTON = The thirty-sixth
semi-annual convention of Montana
District Council of Lumber and Saw
mill Workers will be held here on
Saturday and Sunday, January 18
and 10, it has been announced by
Robert C. Weller, executive secretary
of the Council.
Principal hotels in the city are The
Murray and the Park Hotel. Space
will be ample, but Weller suggests
that delegates and guests make res
ervations as precaution. There also
are a number of good convenient
motels for those preferring them. No
reservations should be necessary at
motels.