The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-11-24
A MINUTE
WITH MI

With the advent of tomorrow
holiday. Thanksgiving, one i.
brought face to face with thu
stark reality that Christmas i!
just around the corner. which IL
turn. gives cause 10 a lot of won
dering as 10 just what happened
10 that budget which was so care
fully planned 20 take care o.
this years Christmas bills.
This years Thanksgiving mean.
more 10 US than a table lOade:
with turkey and all the calOrie:
that 60 with IT, We have higF
hopes of getting the paper ir
the post office and on the new
stands by noon "wednesday the
taking off for North Dakota. AT
ter four and a half years withou'
a vacation or going any farther
than the park for a day. we sud
denly decided TO farm out the
livestock. throw in a suitcase and
close up shop until Monday.
So il is at this time we extend
our very best wishes to our many
faithful readers. correspondents
and advertisers for a very happy
nksgiving. and express
our gratitude for their co-opera-
ton in getting the news and ad-
vertising copy in early. thus max
ing our trip possible.
AS grandpa used to say, Eat
well. drink moderately and keep
a box of baking sody handy"
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Conspicuous at the last Parent
Teacher meeting was the absence
of any representatives from the
city council. The subject of dis
cussion was probably one of the
most important, from the ground
level. and of more concern at tn"
grass roots, than any which may
be discussed in the future. II
was of direct concern to the city
fathers, and one which is caus-
ing growing concern to everyone
in Browning . Teen Ayers and
Alcohol"
When any community finds il
necessary TO make provisions for
a juvenile detention room. and
finds the Juveniles of as much,
or more, concern to the local po-
lice than the ordinary run-of law
enforcement problems, we feel
IL is high time the city officials
attend such meetings as this one,
where they can enter into serious
discussions with the parents and
the public, and possibly find a
means of correcting the situation
before II becomes too serious
for local handling.
Alcohol and the teenager is not
the only problem facing local
authorities, but il is certainly a
means of spawning more serious
situations, and in most cases has
led TO the numerous thefts and
acts Of vandalism now going on
nightly.
Browning Is not alone with
these problems, but the longer
We wait and the less we do about
it, the faster and more danger
Gus it will grow!
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We sincerely hope that this
last election will convince our
Solons that the time has come
to do away with the electoral
college. II may have been fine
when il was first introduced at
the time the nation was founded
and the population was only 2
very small fraction of today's
figure, but we believe il has long
outgrown its intended purpose.
According 10 the World Alma
nae there have been over 100
attempts TO alter or abolish il,
but none have been successful
Why?
We could, If we would, take a
look at many European countries
where their history as powerful
nations has all but disappeared
because of the stubborn inbreed-
ing of political ideas they chose
TO cling to. Tradition, they call il.
There is a time and place for
all things traditional, Christmas
and TT anksgiving included,
but we sincerely believe the relic
of I779, the electoral college, be
longs in the past not the
future.
In other words, the popular day
Of horse trading is past!