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The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-01-21
Basketball Benefit
Scheduled For
Murch OF Dimes

For the benefit of the March OF
Dimes, two doubleheader basket
ball games among independent
teams on successive days are
scheduled for this week end.
Saturday night at ZOO Starr
School will play Cut Bank, and
will be followed by a game be
tween the Browning Braves and
the 63lst Radar Station.
Sunday afternoon at l:39, the
two losers of the previous night
Gill be matched in the first game
to be followed by the two winners
for the championship game.
An admission price of 50 cents
for adults and IS cents for chill
dren will prevail.
The Browning Braves defeated
Cut Bank last Sunday with an
$3.50 count, with Murray Har
wood scoring 80 points, and Gary
Colbert playing outstandingly al
rebounding and floor work while
scoring 10 points.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-01-21

Son of H. Ed Reagan and the
late Mary Reagan, former Ola
cier County Superintendent of
Schools, Reagan was educated at
Cut Bank, Thompson Falls and
Davenport, Washington, gradual.
ing in 1947. He attended Wash.
ington State College and Eastern
Washington College, receiving a
BA in 1851.
81 certainly hope that my candi-
dacy will help maintain the bal.
ance of representation in the
legislature from the county," said
Reagan in filing. II feel that both
legislators, if possible, should be
of the same party and one should
be from each end of the county
so that all should be represent
ed"
A two-year veteran in 1888,
including service in Alaska, Rea-
gan is married and has three
children. He is affiliated with the
Elks, Scottish Rite and Shrine
bodies, and the Moose
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-01-21
Scouts Receive Awards
Al Court of Honor

Boy Scouts of Troop 100 held
a Court of Honor Monday eve
ming. January 10 in the high
school auditorium.
Charles Mendenhall presented
the following scouts with tender
foot awards: William Reed, John
Mendenhall and Delbert Hoyt.
Second Glass scout awards were
presented by william McFadyean
were given to Pat Fields, Tommy
Rnutson, Wayne kirkpatrick,
Douglas Kern, James McFadyean
and Don Juneau.
A. Caldwell presented Eugene
johnson with the Star Scout
award. following which Earl Ham.
by. Harold Reed, Eugene John
son, James Schmidt, Tom Stoner
and Pat Juneau received their
merit badges from Mr.. McKeown,
Officers of Troop 100 are Wayne
Higgins, Scoutmaster and assis-
tant scoutmasters, Jason Dever.
eaux and Howard Zeutzius.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-01-21

Glacier County Commissioners
at a regular meeting this month
approved up to $1,000 to finance
the investigation, at the request
of county attorney WEIGH.
Hatfield was a former associate
of the Great Falls law firm of
Jardine, Stephenson, Blewett and
Weaver until he became Cascade
County Chief Deputy attorney. 1t
is understood he will be availed
consultation and assistance by
that firm.
The investigation of irregular
tiles in handling school funds re-
suited from a special examination
of the schools records made last
August by two Deputy State Elk
aminers, L. w. Miller and B. II.
Kennedy, from the office of the
State Examiner, r. w. Towle, at
Helena.
The request for the examina-
ton was made by a majority of
the members of the districts
Board of Trustees that cOastitut-
ed that entity following last
springs trustee election of one
member, and was the elimination
of several years efforts by citi-
zens of Browning to have such an
examination made.
Educational about the school
situation is the fact that only
with the consent and request of
the Board of Trustees is an audit
Of school records possible, and
the annual audit supposedly
made by the County Treasurer is
certainly a misnomer.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-01-21
Sudden Death Of
Luurettu Leudbetter
Shocks Community

The community was deeply
shocked to learn of the death OF
Mrs. James Leadbetter who pass
ed away Monday, January ID in
the st. Francis hospital at Hunt
ington Park, California, from a
cerebral hemorrhage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leadbetter had
been on vacation in the coastal
states and had, few days pre-
viously, visited their son, Richard,
in Spokane. She had been i'll only
a few days.
Mrs. Leadbetter was a pioneer
in this area, having come to
Montana as an infant with her
parents in 1899. "A woman of
numerous talents, she was wide
ly known and highly respected
by all who knew her. Her passing
is a great loss to the entire COM
munity.
Lauretta May DesRosier, go,
was born May II, 1899 at Havre,
Montana to Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
DesRosier, and moved with her
parents to Glacier county that
year. She attended Holy Names
high school in Spokane and the
University of Washington, Seattle.
She was married to James L.
Leadbetter in Browning on Nov.
81, 1923 where the couple oper-
ated the Glacier Drug and the
Park Theater.
Active in church activities, she
was an officer of the Ladies'
Altar Society of the Little Flower
Catholic church where she also
directed the choir, and she was
a member of the local American
Legion Auxiliary.
A talented student of music
she was an accomplished pianist
and organist, and played the harp
and accordian.
Preceding her in death were
her father in 1892, a brother, Stu
art in 1916 and her mother in 1855.
Surviving besides her husband,
James, is a son, Richard James
of st. Michaels Seminary in Spo-
kane; a brother, Peter Leroy
DesRosier of Browning and a
sister, Mrs. James McCourt o.
Cut Bank.
A rosary service will be held
at the Leadbetter residence Fri
day evening, January %, at 7:3O
pm. On Saturday morning, jan
uary "a at 9 am. a solemn requim
high mass will be offered in the
Browning Catholic Church.
Her remains will be taken to
Havre by the Beck Funeral Home
and a rosary service will be held
at 3 pm. Saturday in the Holland
Bonine Funeral Home following
which interment will take place
in the family plot in the Havre
Catholic cemetery.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-01-21
Reservation Needs
Included In 1861
Presidential Budget

Included in the federal budget
for 1861 fiscal year submitted to
Congress this week by President
Eisenhower is the amount of
$1,000 that is of interest to the
Blackfeet Tribe. --.
The following telegram was
received by the Glacier Reporter
Tuesday: Budget contains $4,000
for engineering study and plan
ming under Indian station facili-
ties act for Browning and Moe
casin Flats, and $4,000 for al
terations at Blackfeet hospital at
Browning. These and other i'm
provements for Montana Indian
reservations have our complete
support. Regards. Senator Mike
Mansfield, Senator James Z. Muir.
ray, Congressman Lee Metcalf."
A release from Washington this
week also said the Interior and
Insular Affairs committee approx
ed an expenditure that will make
possible the addition of two hous-
es in Browning for personnel en-
gagged in work in connection with
the Bureau OF Public Health.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-01-21

Nutter. who resigned Saturday
as Republican State Chairman,
said he favors "a healthy bust,
ness climate for Montana, which
includes economy in government,
a broadened tax base and fairness
10 all Segments Of our economy.
believe that the record of the
last legislature will play a vital
role in the campaign"
Born in Lambert, .Nutter has
been a Sidney resident for A
years. He graduated from Sidney
high school, attended North Da-
kota School of Science at Wahpe-
ton and graduated from the Mon
tana State University Law School
The first announced candidate
for Governor on the Republican
ticket, Nutter has a broad back
ground in legislative and govern
mental affairs. He served four
sessions in the Montana Senate
and was chairman of the Senate
Labor and Compensation Com
mittee in 1855. In addition, he
served on highways and transpor-
tation, Education, Relief and So
cial Security. Judiciary and Oils
Leases
During World War ii he served
as a B-24 pilot and 81 combat
missions. He was awarded the air
medal and distinguished flying
cross with clusters.
Nutter also has experience in
business, as well as having man
aged the Richland County Fair.
He also was a well-klOwn state
basketball referee for Is years.
He is married to the former
Maxine Trotter of Lewistown.
They have a son, John, who is
IL years old.
Nutter belongs TO Kiwanis, Elks,
Moose. Masons, Shrine, American
and Montana Bar Associations,
Chamber of Commerce, American
Legion and v. F. w. He is also
a trustee of the Sidney Congress
sional Church.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-01-21
DARRELL COLBERT
HoSPITAlIZED FOLLOWING
HUNTING ACCIDENT

Darrell Colbert. Is. was hospital
lied Sunday at Cut Bank follow
ing a hunting accident in which
his % cal. rifle accidentally dis.
charged. sending a bullet through
his chest.
The accident happened on the
wally WEIGH ranch Is miles west
of Cut Bank where he was hunt.
ing Jack rabbits with his brother,
Ralph and his wife. While getting
into the pickup truck Darrell
dropped the rifle and the hammer
struck on the running board, dis
charging the piece.
Darrell was taken to Memorial
hospital by his brother and wife
where IL was found the slug had
gone completely through his
chest. His condition is reported
as good.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-01-21
Tribal Council Defers Action
On Duck Lake Access Problem
The BIackfeet Tribal Businesss

The Blackfeet Tribal Business
Council Friday deferred any ac-
ton regarding public fishing on
Duck Lake located on the Black
feet reservation, until such time
as the tribe can consult its at
torney. This action was taken
after hearing report from Mr..
McGinty Of the Great Falls firm
of McGinty-Horras Realty Co.,
agents for the land owners in
volved. The Blackfeet tribe owns
the water on the reservation, they
contend, and they have develop
ed this lake, with the cooperation
of the State Fish and Game De.
partment, to one of the most pub
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-01-21

Witness the fact that money was
taken from school sources and de-
posted in the First National Bank
in Browning, and deposits to and
disbursements from accounts thus
set up were not taken in account
with the official records of the
school district.
This was done for at least seven
years without it being brought
to light by any official in the
school setup at local, county,
state or federal level.
The best that can be said of
the annual audit" is that it is
merely a reconciliation of bal
ances between the books of the
district and that of the County
Treasurer. 1t is not an audit.
Balances remain whether an ex-
penditure is legal or illegal.
The annual audit" has certain
ly been a bugaboo to those who
have questioned expenditures of
the district during the past sew
eral years.
The special examination reveal
ed many Irregularities in school
funds, whether on deposit at the
bank or in possession of proper
school authorities.
The irregularities, with attend
ant absence of supporting docu.
ments such as invoices, receiving
reports, dispositions, etc, can
conceivably cast doubt on the le'
gality of purchases and contracts
made by the district during the
past several years.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-01-21
Parkway Garage
Underqoes Remodelinq

An addition 10 feet out-to-the
walk by so feet wide and 81 feet
up is being built at the front END
of the Parkway Garage, under
the direction of Louis Christian
sen, manager.
The exterior portion of the
addition is waiting for a stuccC
job and when completed will en-
nance the general appearance
along highway street.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-01-21
Farm And Gre-'nq
Lease Sale Sc elUIed

Two hundred and forty acres OF
trust and decided land on the res.
ervation is being offered for farm
iEg ard grazing leases at a graz.
ing lease sale, with bid opening
set for January %.
The acreage in this sale is offer
ed to n-7rlhers of the Blackfeei
tribe W \ the Tribal Council re
serving the right to reject any or
all bids should the prices not be
satisfactory.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-01-21

Orders for taXidermy work from
places far away have lately been
received by Bob SERVER, who is
rapidly establishing nationwide
reputation for his fine work, and
in connection with the Montana
Wildlife museum. The latter con-
tains many fine specimens of his
taxiderny skill.
This week he received an order
from a San Francisco museum
for mounting a rare desert big
horn ram. 1t will be in full life
size.
Another order, SERVER said. has
been received from an officer
stationed at Dean Goodwin Air
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-01-21
WEEKS WEATHER

The maximum temperature for
Browning during 1859 was 95 de
grees registered on July q and
August 2.
Lowest temperature recorded
during year was e degrees below
zero registered November ID.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-01-21

The action of the Tribal Coun-
Gil is essentially a re-affirmation
of a policy agreed to by a special
irrigation committee meeting
held December 81, 1859. This COM
mittee is composed of Tribal
Council members, Indian land
owners, Indian and non-Indian
land operators. The group at that
time, agreed unanimously to rec
ommend to the General Council
a cooperative arrangement and
agreement with all landowners on
the irrigation project and to fur
Their recommend that all prior
construction, charges and o and
M charges be cancelled as of the
date the irrigation project is
taken over by the cooperative as
ISOLATION, to reaffirm the previous
position of the Blackfeet Tribal
Council in their resolution of
1857.
The action of the Special Irriga-
ton Committee and the Black
feet Tribal Council was taken,
they contend, as the result of
literally hundreds of complaints
from Indian landC :7ners, and In
dian and non-Indian land oper-
ators, over the present inequi-
table and burdensome irrigation
policy of the Bureau of Indian At
fairs.
The present policy of the Bur
eau is to assess S1.80 per acre
Oper and Maintenance
charges for all lands to which the
Bureau contends they can deliver
water regardless of whether the
lands are now under cultivation,
lands that are not classified as
farmable, land situated where, ac-
cording to the operators ard land
owners, no water can be deliver
ed, and lands for which no appli-
cation for water has ever been
made by the users or the owners
of the lands.
In many instances the lands so
assessed for water are non-farm-
able tracts adjacent to canals or
feeder canals which lands were
never meant to be irrigated and
never will be, but the assessments
are still piling up year after year
at the rate of S1.80 per acre per
year and are charged as a first
lien to the government against
the land.
When the Bureau initiated this
policy, supposedly irrigable acre
age was withdrawn from their
respective grazing permits be-
cause the permits lacked certain
language to enforce the assess
ment and the collection of these
charges. The prospective lessee
was then advised by the Bureau
to negotiate individual leases on
the tracts withdrawn from the
units as the lease forms do con-
tain bonded provisions which re-
uuire the assessment and the col
lection of Operation and Mainten-
ance charges.
Continued on page 6, column 81
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-01-21
aill Benjamin, Jr.
Invited To Attend
Indian Youth Conference

Bill Benjamin, senior at Brown.
ing high school, has received an
invitation to attend the Indian
Youth Conference which will be
held in Washington in the latter
part of March and the first OF
April. The reason for this invi
tation was that Bill was elected
vice-president of the Indian Youth
Conference which was held al
Havre last September.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-01-21
Cut Bank Runcher
Files For State
Representative Post

Barney Reagan, 80, Cut Bank
area farmer, filed Monday on the
Democratic ticket for Percy De-
Wolfe's old seat in the state
House of Representatives, to rep
resent Glacier county.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-01-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Boyd and
daughter, Janet, were Great Falls
visitors last Thursday.
Grace Barnett was in from her
ranch at Babb the fore part of
the week.
Frank milestone of Cut Bank
vas a Browning. business visitor
Monday afternoon.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-01-21
Tribal Council viii Ask For Change
In Present Bureau Irrigation Policy
BY Meade Swinsley

The Blackfeet Tribal Council council meeting
Thursday agreed record agreeing draft
proprate resolutions that legislation from
Congress turning the Backet Irrigation project
committee made the Backeet Tribe Indian
and nondan land and that the Congress further
appropriate legislation to cancel construction
quent and charges accrung the date when the
be turned to the Water Users Association.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-01-21
Great Falls Attorney Retained
To Investigate School Case

The Hatfield and Hatfield has repeatedly
under direction of Glacier County
Attorney Dan alleged Irregularities in handling school
monies during past several in Browning School District
No
G. Hatfield Is the Deputy County Attorney
and his wife Dorothy also attorney other half Of the law
firm
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-01-21
Don NUtfer viii
Seek Governorship
On COP. Ticket

Don Nutter, 44.year-Old Sidney
attorney and former State Sela-
tor. announced today that he will
be a candidate for Governor of
Montana on the Republican tick
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-01-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Anderson and
family and his mother, Mrs. VIM.
Anderson. visited in Spokane for
a few days, returning home Tues
day afternoon
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-01-21

Force Base in Juneau, Alaska for
mounting of a large brown bear
head
Mounting of the white buffalo,
which is from a buffalo herd on
the National Bison Range at Mo
iese, Montana, is now underway
for the State Historical Society,
the mannequin now being finish
ed. The hide, which is being proc
essed and tanned, preparatory TO
being attached to the mannequin,
will entail every resource of taxi
dermy skill to achieve his hoped
for accomplishment, SERVER said.
The hide of Big Medicine" as
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-01-21

Leslie Smell returned from Mis-
soula Sunday after a visit with
his wife and daughter, Maureen.
since New Years.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-01-21

Robert LaFromboise and Tiff
Mckay we're Great Falls business
visitors Wednesday.
Evening star., 1960-01-20
BY CECIL HOLLAND
Star Staf Writer

Senator Kennedy has decided
to enter Wisconsin's Democratic
presidential primary for a head
on test of strength with Sen
ator Humphrey of Minnesota.
The Massachusetts front-run-
ming candidate for the Demo-
cratic presidential nomination
will fly to Wisconsin tonight
for an expected formal an
nouncement at a news confer
ence in Milwaukee tomorrow
morning.
Kennedy aides had a mo
comment" on whether he would
announce his entry into the
primary at that time. But it
was recalled that Senator Ken
nedy has said he would make
the announcement in Wiscon-
sin If he decided to enter.
The Senator's obvious de-
cision ended speculation over
what he would do about Wis
consin.
Called Unfair Test
Only last week, the Senator's
brother Robert. one of his
campaign advisers, said he
thought a test in Wisconsin
would be unfair because it ad-
Joins Senator Humphreys home
State. At that time Robert
Kennedy said he would advise
his brother not to enter the
contest.
However, Senator Kennedy
recently said all Democratic
Evening star., 1960-01-20
North Seq Storm
Sinks Dutch Ship

LONDON, Jan. 20 (AP).-A
Dutch coastal vessel capsized
and a German freighter was
missing today in blizzard and
hurricane force winds whipping
the North Sea and the north
ern half of the British Isles.
The 195-ton Dutch coaster
Bermuda sank near the Hook
Of Holland, the Norwegian radio
at Stavanger reported. The
number aboard was not learned.
Five ships of three nations
searched the raging North Sea
for the 87l-ton Germ a n
freighter Luhesand with IL
men. The Luhesand radioed a
call for help last midnight and
had not been heard from since
Her last report said her matches
were broken and water was
pouring into the hold.
The blizzard buried Northern
England and Scotland under
ice and snow, marooning scores
Of villages and freezing at least
one person to death. Thirty five
passengers were stranded over
night aboard a passenger train
l mile from Aberdeen.
Evening star., 1960-01-20
S4.8MiIIion Theft
Laid to President
OfCunudiun Firm

MONTREAL, Jan. 20 (AP)
John C. Doyle, president Of
Canadian Javelin, Ltd, has
been arrested and charged with
theft of company shares valued
at $4.8 million.
Prosecutor Rene Gauthier
announced today the charges
were lodged by stockholders Of
the company, which is engaged
principally in iron ore explora-
tions in Labrador and Quebec
Bond was fixed at 100000,
but Doyle was unable to meet
it yesterday and was jailed
overnight.
The company, whose head
Office is in st. Johns, New
foundland, has executive Offices
in New York.
Mr.. Gauthier said charges Of
theft, conspiracy and fraud
were laid against Doyle. He
said the complaint charges that
Doyle had company shares sent
to Switzerland for use as COL
lateral on a $4.8 million loan
from a Swiss bank. Sharehold-
ers want to know what hap
pened to the proceeds Of the
loan.
Evening star., 1960-01-20

the heavy losses" on laxness
by American and Bolivian
officials.
The United States has spent
$13l million on Bolivian aid
since 1858, the report said.
The subcommittee findings
are expected to provide ammu-
for those in Congress
demanding cuts in President
Eisenhower's foreign aid re-
quests.
Senator Mcclellan reported
that the United States failed
to collect counterpart funds
from the Bolivian government
from 1854 to 1857 and said
50 million is still owed.
Enrichment" Charged
Some 18 distributors have
become enriched while projects
which needed this financing
were impaired" the Senator
said.
Counterpart funds are those
paid by a country for aid re-
ceived and are used largely for
improvements within the coun-
try.
The investigating subcommit-
tee was unable to come up
with a total figure on losses 10.
cause Of incomplete records.
Losses Listed
But it listed losses Of more
than 81 million on a number
of projects. These included:
/. More than 81 million on
an irrigation project which
Evening star., 1960-01-20
Kennedy to Put Name
In Wisconsin Primary

hopefuls should be willing to
test their strength and present
their views in primaries if they
expected serious consideration
at the Democratic nominating
convention in Los Angeles next
July.
Apparently this left Senator
Kennedy with little choice but
to enter the Wisconsin primary
Although polls have shown
Senator Kennedy leading in
the State, it is a Humphrey
stronghold. particularly in the
farming districts in the west
ern part of the State bordering
on Minnesota.
Far-Reaching Significance
! The election will be held
April 5. Both the Kennedy
and Humphrey camps were re-
ported as planning an inten-
sive campaign in the next 10
weeks.
Both have campaigned Wig
orously there in the last few
months. Senator Humphrey re-
turned from Wisconsin yester-
day and said he plans to spend
many week ends there before
the election.
The election is regarded as
having Importance far beyond
the States 81 votes in the con-
vention.
A loss there quite probably
would eliminate Senator Hum
phrey from the presidential
picture. A defeat for Senator
See KENNEDY, Page Al