The Glacier reporter., 1960-07-21
a MINUTE
WITH MI

ing that the Montana weather
has been too cold, We hope they
have been around here during
the past two weeks. For the past
three days the thermometer has
registered over 100 degrees,
which is quite something for
these mountain parts.
Lack of moisture is turning
the ranges into dry. brown tiGder,
and everyone is reminded 10 be
extremely cautious about setting
fires
In complaining about the lack
of rain, John Tatsey says we're
crazy; il has rained every night
for the past week a dry rain
We will soon know for certain
who the Republicans will pit
against the Democrats choice,
Mr., Kennedy, in the presidential
race. OF course, most will con
cede that it will be Nixon. and
we will go along with that.
There are some, however. who
have hopes that Rockefeller will
make the grade, but il is gen
orally believed he doesn't stand
a chance II would be an i'm
tereSting situation 70 see two
real capitalists" slugging it out.
Russia would certainly level all
guns al the money bags and
what we call our democratic |
form of government.
Mr.. Kennedy is losing no time
in any event. He has already I'M
leashed some of his heavy ar
tillery at Nixon, and the barrage
will no doubt increase in inten-
sity and ferOcity as the election
deadline nears. This could posSib-
ly be his undoing as there are a
lot of voters who are tired of
dirty politics and mud-slinging.
There is no guarantee, of
but 1t is a safe bet that
Nixon will be the less caustic of
the two, tutored urder the expert
golfer with the ever pleasant
smile, Ike.
Hopping from one thing 10 an
other. a lot of people have been
asking Frank Green Thumb) Nc
COrmick how he grows so much
grass so fast on the new lawn
at the library-welfare building.
In about three weeks, Frank has
a nice green lawn about a foot
high.
Frank let the secret slip the
other day when little David King
came over and wanted TO know If
he could LET his pony eat the
grass Frank had TO tell him
that green oats wouldn't set too
well with the young pony.
But, there's grass underneath
the oats. so says Frank
Il could be that our UN repre-
Henry Cabot Lodge
has been given orders to get
tough with the Communist thugs.
to reports of yester-
day, he stood up and told Russia
that We were tired of listening
TO their accusations and insults,
and that IL they attempted 20 set
up their communist teepee in
Cuba, they would soon find out
that the Monroe Doctrine was
just as effective as IL ever was.
A lot of us have been waiting for
this, and wondering IL IL would
ever come Now we will see
what effect il has and If Russia
will stop rattling their rockets
al the free world.
or course, we could look closer
to home for communist seedlings
down in Mexico. The Com
mics are brewing a big batch Of
bad medicine on our doorstep.
II would appear that the an
nual reservation firesighters
school was held not a day too
early this year. Just a couple
Of days after the school, the call
came out for firefighters and up
wards of $50 men have left from
his area. "Wednesday. while we
we're slipping coffee in the drug
store a man came in. looking for
more firefighters and said they
needed a hundred more. IL the
dry spell continues, they will be
a lot more.