The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-01-07
A MINUTE
WITH MI


around town this week with no:1
ing more exciting happening tE1n
when Rusty Sullivan got sma KID
in the face by a vicious pOrcuPj7e
We were really on the inside
OF this story because Rus;y. young
as he IS. came 10 the printing
office. not knowing wha' 10 &,
and being unable to help him
self.
Rusty's face had imbeddeI in i.
at least $50 needle-sharp quilts
many of which had penetrated
clear through the under part OF
the lower jaw and up through his
mouth and into his tongue
After taking him 10 Doc King
where he was administered shot
of morphine, which had little et
feet, there was but one alterla
tive left so Tom Petersen. Tom
JesSepe, Jack Meyer, Junior and
myself carefully laid him on the
floor and started the painful OPP
Grafton of plucking the quilts,
one by one. with a pair of pliers
II was indeed a painful process
and lasted the better part of an
hour Rusty, however, managed
to withstand the ordeal and was
grateful enough TO express his
appreciation by attempting TO
lick our hands through his badly
swollen lips.
Rusty is Molly Sullivan'S little
dog
Well, Congress went into ses
sion yesterday and the President
will have given his State of the
Union message before this is
printed.
The picture Of this session does
not appear to be any more pleas
ant than it has been with mos
sessions. and we can look forward
to the usual verbal barrages of in
suits and accusations cast between
Congressman, Senators and poll
teal parties Each accusing
the other Of undertaking. out
selling and selling-out
The farm issue, states rights,
foreign aid. veterans rights, sat
elites, inter planetary program,
defense program. old age assist
ance. federal aid to education.
sOcialiZed medical program. and
general need for more brains 10
run the country will be only .
few of the main issues, RightiSts.
leftistS. liberals. conservatives.
radicals and communists will all
come under fire with each side
denying any affiliatiOn or support
10 related legislation that has
shown 10 be in poor judgment or
proven to be unsOund. The Demo
crat controlled houses will blame
the President. and the President
will blame the Democrats for all
wrong dOingS and unsatisfactory
past legislation.
One thing is sure There will
be more foreign aid spending.
more economic aid for foreign
countries less aid in all forms
for US at home, and higher and
new taxes II happens every time
And speaking along political
lines. the candidates on the coun-
~ and state level are beginning
to shake hands and exploit their
virtues. Il could be said that there
is plenty Of room on both levels
for some changes.
II Is about time that we realiZ-
ed many of the laws of the state
of Montana are as antique as the
old governor mansion was sup
posed TO have been. and that most
of our newer laws are as full
Of holes as grandma's old sieve,
II would be well to completely
review the statutes and revise
them TO suit modern conditions,
attaching penalties where none
are provided for. and put some
real teeth in much badly needed
,,o,,. rauiuIasinn
A good place 10 start would be
TO reimpoSe the highway 65-mile
speed limit: pass legislation max
ing il mandatory to inform the
public of town, village and city
proceedings and financial receipts
and disbursements; make annual
audits of school records a mus
and compel the school board of
trustees to publish their proceed
ings and financial accounts.
Would these annual audits BE-
expensive? No. not as expensive
as some may think. We in Brown
ing may soon learn just how ex
pensive il can be not 10 have