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IL the land is so high or so far
from existing construction that
water cannot be put on 1t within
48 hours, then no operation and
maintenance charge should be
assessed, and, if assessed, should
be removed. Complaints about
such matters should be raised
first at the local Agency level.
The delegates stressed the inn
portance of preserving Tribal
water rights and acknowledged
that continued operation of the
irrigation project now seems de-
sirable for that purpose. At the
same time the delegates sharply
criticized inequities in current
project operations, including the
fact that Indian landowners are
charged for water they do not
request and cannot use. The Bur
eau countered, on the other hand,
as it has in the past, that the
project could not be maintained
unless every irrigable acre is
charged for water.
With respect to specific propos-
ais. Assistant Commissioner Utz
expressed the view that the Bur
eau would not favor turning over
the irrigation project to the Tribe
for operation as a Tribal enter
prise, especially since so much
of the land is non-Indian owned.
The Bureau officials also were
non-committal about a sugges-
ton by Mr.. Mckay that opera
ton and maintenance charges
be assessed on a graduated basis
with the greatest burden falling
on the heavier water users. AS
sistant Commissioner Utz, how
ever, did state that the Bureau
might support proposal - for
which legislation would be neces-
sary - to transfer the Blackfeet
project to an irrigation district
organized under State Law. The
Federal Government then would
remain in the picture only to
make sure that project works
were adequately maintained, and
a water users association would
control actual operations.
Finally, the delegates pointed
out that, as a result of recent
re-designation of lands in the
irrigation project, some tracts
which previously were in grazing
units have been declared irri-
gable and removed from such
units. Nevertheless, the landown-
er has been unable to obtain
farming lease on the land so that
Indian owners have lost income
of at least 80 cents per acre and
in addition are being charged a
lien of S1.80 an acre. Although
The Glacier reporter., 1960-05-05

we're to be discussed during sub
sequent conferences with Off
cials of the Interior Department
and the Public Health Service
and representatives of the Mon
tana Congressional delegation.
During these discussions, which
lasted through the early after
noon, particular emphasis was
placed upon problems relating to
irrigation, health, credit, welfare,
education, law and order and
legislation.
On Monday afternoon, the dele
gates also met with Tribal claims
attorneys Glen A. wilkinson and
Donald c. Connley. The status
of the claims cases will be the
subject of a separate report.
Tuesday, March n
On Tuesday morning the dele
CATION met with Mr.. E. ]. Utz,
Assistant Commissioner for Re
sources, and members of his
staff, to discuss problems relat-
ing to the Blackfeet irrigation
project. At the beginning of this
conference, the Bureau officials
confirmed the following informa-
ton which previously had been
made known to the Tribe:
% The proposed cancellation
of irrigation charges on the
Blackfeet project, which has been
pending for several years, now is
ready for submission by the De-
partment of the Interior to Con-
gress. The charges which are
scheduled for cancellation, If
Congress does not otherwise pro-
vide, relate mainly to past opera
tion and maintenance, and gen.
orally cover lands originally
classed as irrigable but now
clasSed as non-irrigable.
(2) Operation and maintenance
charges, which now run S1.80 per
acre per year, should not be as
sessed against land to which
water in fact cannot be deliver
ed. If the land is irrigable or,
in other words, If water can be
put on the land in 48 hours by
the construction of a turnout"
then the charge properly can be
assessed under the regulations.
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clients. Among the ideas discuss
ed, particular emhasis was placed
upon persuading the County to
run a single relief program, serv-
ing Indians and nonIndians alike
and upon securing Federal par
ticipation in the program. Mr..
Rovin assured the delegates that,
except as blocked by budget re-
strictions, the Government would
continue to step in to meet emer-
gency relief situations and would
assist the Tribe in working out
an adequate welfare program
with local officials.
Following the conference with
Mr.. Rovin, the delegation met
with Miss Selma Clifford, Assis.
tant Commissioner in charge of
Community Services, Mr.. Wayne
Pratt, Assistant Chief of the
Branch of Education, and other
Indian Bureau officials working
in these fields. Among the mat
tiers discussed were: U repairs
and other construction so that
the school dormitories may be
made safe and truly inhabitable;
(2) elimination of the require
ment that applicants for voca-
tional training reside on trust
land; (3) establishment of an
adult education program, and (4)
procedures for directing a fair
share of Bureau educational
grants to Blackfeet students.
Thursday, March ~
On Thursday morning the dele
gates met briefly with Mr.. AL
bert Huber, Chief of the Indian
Bureau Branch of Credit, to talk
about the Tribes application for
loan of S1,OOO,OO0. At Mr.. HUI
ber's request, detailed discus.
sion of this project was postpon-
ed until Friday afternoon so that
he might have more time to study
the application, which had just
been received in Washington
from the Area Office.
That afternoon the delegates
met with DR.. James r. Shaw, Di.
rector of the Division of Indian
Health; DR.. Huston K. Spangler,
and other officials of the Public
Health Service, including Forrest
Gerard, the Tribal Relations
officer and a member of the
Blackfeet Tribe. Among the sub
jects on the agenda were the
following:
% Construction: DR.. Spangler
carefully explained plans for the
addition to the Blackfeet Hospi'
tai now under construction, with
particular emphasis upon the
benefits to be achieved from, and
the high quality of the new ia,
cilities. He also outlined plans
for building new housing for the
staff, necessary job in order to
retain qualified and competent
medical personnel.
(2) Recruitment: Special EN-
phasis was placed by the Public
Health Service officials upon
their difficulties in recruiting
skilled personnel now that the
doctors draft has expired. These
difficulties, of course, are caused
in part by the national shortage
of doctors, to which must be
The Glacier reporter., 1960-05-05

repeatedly asked about the mat
ter, Assistant Commissioner Utz
flatly refused to state that the
Bureau would permit leasing the
land for grazing purposes lin
order to minimize the Individual
landowners loss), if land classed
as irrigable in fact cannot be
leased for agricultural purposes.
Wednesday. March 23
Early Wednesday morning the
delegates and the Tribal attor-
ney met with Congressman Lee
Metcalf of Montana to discuss
pending legislation affecting. In
dians. Specifically, the delegates
enlisted Congressman Metcalfs
assistance in opposing proposals
relating to heirship lands and vo-
cational training which, in the
form suggested by the Indian
Bureau, would be harmful to the
interests of the Tribe and its
members. Congressman Metcalf
also expressed his active support
for bills to increase the size of
the revolving loan fund, to trans
fer title to submarginal lands
within the Blackfeet Reservation
from the Government to the
Tribe, and to stop the assessment
of Federal taxes on the income
from cattle grazed on trust land.
Since Congressman Leroy An
derson was in Montana at the
time, the delegation then met
with his right-hand man, Admin
istrative Assistant Mike Deavy,
to take up many of the same leg
islative matters. Congressman
Anderson, of course, is member
of the Subcommittee on Indian
Affairs of the House Committee
on Interior and Insular Affairs,
the committee which passes upon
all legislation affecting Indians
except bills relating to appropri-
ations and health. Of particular
significance during this confer
ence was Mr.. Deevy's renewed
pledge, on behalf of Congressman
Anderson, to introduce and sup
port any reasonable proposal for
managing the Blackfeet irriga-
ton project.
Wednesday Afternoon, March 23
On Wednesday afternoon, the
delegates met with Mr.. c. B.
Rovin, Chief of the Indian Bur
eau Branch of Welfare, and men,
bers of his staff, to go over the
operation of the direct relief pro-
gram on the Reservation. Over
$4,000 annually - amounting to
over 80 per cent of the total
funds involved - is contributed
by the Tribe to this program,
which is administered by the
Glacier County Welfare Depart
ment. Notwithstanding the sub
stantial Tribal contribution (di-
rectly through this subsidy and
also indirectly through the pay
ments of local taxes), needy In
dian families receive far less
from the County by way of as
sistance than non-Indian families
with similar needs.
The delegates explored with
Mr.. Rovin various techniques for
eliminating this discrimination
against Blackfeet Indian welfare
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following their arrival in Wash
ington, the Tribal delegation
(Walter Wetzel. Tiff Mckay, Rob-
ert La Fromboise and John
Grounds) and Superintendent
Howard Johnson, met with Tribal
attorney Arthur Lazarus, Jr. in
his office TO review the matters
Of current interest to members
of the Bltekfeet Tribe which
The Glacier reporter., 1960-05-05
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our heart
felt thanks to our many friends
and neighbors for their many
kind expressions of symp hy
during the death of our beloved
wife and mother, Bess Gordon.
Your thoughtfulness will long
be remembered.
Ed Gordon and family
The Glacier reporter., 1960-05-05
Report Of BIockfeef Tribal
Delegation Trip To Washington

The BIsekfeet Tribal coun-
Gil wishes 10 express its sppre-
citation 10 Arthur Lazarus. Jr,
Tribal Attorney, for attending
the session Of the recent dele
CATION and for writing the fol-
lowing report TO members OF
fhe Tribe.
Monday. March n
On the morning Of March 81
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Monday. March n

On the morning of March 81
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-24
Power Company Gets
New Official Name

Allegheny Power System, Inc,
now is the official name of the
electric power network of which
Monongahela Power Company is
an operating member. Mononga-
helas name is not affected by the
change.
Stockholders of The West Penn
Electric Company voted on No
vember 9 to change the COM
pany's name to Allegheny Power
System, and on November IL that
listing was included in the New
York Stock Exchange. The EX-
change symbol for Allegany
Powers common stock is APW.
The name was changed because
it was felt West Penn" did not
adequately describe the five-state
area served by the system. That
service area includes parts of
West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Mary
land, Ohio and Virginia. One of
the three operating companies al
so carries the West Penn designa-
ton, The West Penn Power Com
pany serving in western and CEN
trail Pennsylvania. West Maryland
Power company at Oakland is a
part of the Monongahela Power
Company.
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Red Oak-Fairview

The annual Thanksgiving feast
will be held at the Fairview
church, Thursday evening, No
vember "a, with the Locust Grove
congregation contributing the de-
vOtions and sharing the social ac-
tivities.
The Women's Fellowship met at
the home of Mrs. William Bit
niger with 13 present Next meet
ing will be November 30th at the
home of Mrs Roselle Harvey
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gibbs Wis
tied his mother, Mrs. Anna Gibbs,
Sunday.
Mrs. Dorothy Moon was a week
end guest of the Frank Blambles.
Sunday guests were Byron Moon
and Mrs. Ada Moon.
Sunday evening visitors of the
James Gordons we're Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Harvey and Mrs. Roselle Har-
vey.
MIR. and Mrs. George Wilt were
Tuesday evening dinner guests of
the Harold Bittingers.
Sunday afternoon visitors of
Grandma Childs we're Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Gnegy, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Childs and Mrs. Lucy Burke.
Mrs Merle Broll and Mrs. Anna
Turek visited Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd
Warsaw on Thursday.
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clifford Real we're Mrs. Charlie
King and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Thomas.
Mrs. Madaline Gordon and
daughter Debbie, visited the Frank
Blambles, Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Cooper and
son Boyd, and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Bittinger and son Carl, were
Sunday dinner guests of DR.. and
Mrs William A. Truban and fami-
ly, of Woodstock, Va, and visited
Mr. and Mrs. Hetzel Lewis and
family, of Winchester, on their
way home
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Blamble
visited the Garrett Lillers, one
evening last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Gnegy were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs Edwin Childs.
Mr. and Mrs Roscoe LantZ and
grandson visited the Paul Hen
lines, on Sunday.
Mrs. Isabel Alternately was a
Sunday dinner guest of Mrs. Ere
ola Knots, Oakland.
Mrs. Hilda Dixon and son James
called on Mrs. Pauline Cooper on
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs William Bittinger
called on Fahrenheit Cosner, who
was recent surgical patient in
/ Garrett County Memorial hospital
He is recuperating at his home in
Mt Storm.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bittingel
! and Wayne visited the Galen Rohr-
baughs, Friday evening.
Mrs. Isabel Alternately is spend.
ing the Thanksgiving holidays with
Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Woods, of Ak
ron.
( Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Cooper ano
family visited Mr.. and Mrs. Char.
les StraWser, on Sunday.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Hanlin. OF
Mt. Storm, visited her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. William Bittinger, Mon
/ day evening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-24
DIED
MRS. ROBERT KlTzMlLLER

MKS. ROBEkl M ZMILLEN
Mrs. Nellie Marie Kitzmiller, So,
wife of Robert p. Kitzmiller, Of
Elk Garden, w. Va, died last We'd
resday November Is, in Garrett
County Memorial hospital in Oak
land after an illness of three years.
Born at Shaw, she was a daugh-
ter of Mrs. Ada Wilson Lyons,
route 4, Keyser, and the late Isaac
N. Lyons. She was a member of
Grace Methodist church and the
WSCS.
Surviving besides her mother
and husband are four brothers,
Samuel, Elk Garden; John, route
4, Keyser; Harry, Washington, D.
c.; and Darl Lyons, Blaine,
W. Va; three sisters, Mrs. Pearl
Cox, Elk Garden Mrs. Gladys
Stewart, Kitzmiller; and Mrs.
Myrtle Jones, McKeesport, Pa.
Funeral services were conducted
Friday afternoon from the Metho-
dist church by Rev Don MARBLE
and Rev. Harry Young. Burial was
in Nethken Hill cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-24
Route 40 Alters Elect

The Route 40 All Pioneers met
November IS, at the home of Miss
Emma Jean Blocher
Nancy Grove, president, led the,
group in the All Pledge and pre-
sided
Mrs. Johanna Stull, assistant
Home Agent, had a demonstration
On Mix and Matching clothes.
FolloWiue the demonstration
there wa installation Of officers.
There we're twenty-seven present
and two new members joined the
club They were Misses Lois and
Connie Wilhelm.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Miss Valera burst, on
December 18th at 730 P. NJ, in
the form of a Christmas Party.
The hostcsses will be Miss Valera
burst. Miss Joyce Jenkins and
Miss Beverly Mckenzie. Each men,
Der is to bring a jingle gift.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-24

man and daughter, Carol Ann and
Corinne Cato spent Sunday after
noon with Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Bolyard at Thornton, W. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Shaffer
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Jay Colaw and family at
Oakland.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Dewitt
and family, were Sunday visitors
of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Miller near
Sand Flat.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Miller,
spent one night last week with MIR.
and Mrs. Morgan Fulk near Brook
side.
The Mems Brotherhood of the
Terra Alta Circuit E.U.B. church,
met on Monday evening at the
cub. church in Crellin for its
regular monthly meeting.
Mrs. Stanley Dewitt, Mrs. Oscar
Shaffer, Mrs Homer Shaffer and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-24
HOYES

Sunday School, 10 a. m; Wor-
ship service, II a. m; and MYF, Z
p. m.
Sunday evening guests of Mr..
and Mrs Merrill Wilburn were
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Dewitt, Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Dewitt and sons,
Oakland; Owen Dewitt and Mrs.
Webb Dewitt.
Mrs. Charley Riddle, of Pitts
burgh, who has been visiting Mr..
and Mrs Merrill Wilburn, returned
to her home, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Skies, New
Salem, Pa, were weekend Wis
itors in the homes of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hubert and Mrs. w. A. Custer.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Heron, Dunbar,
Pa, were Thursday guests of Mrs.
Custer, and other callers during
the week were Mrs. Merrill Will
burn Mrs. Carl Haenftling, DR..
and Mrs. A. E. Nance and son.
Mrs. Ohio Friend, who has been
with Mrs w. A Custer, returned
to her home in Oakland, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Sharpless, of
Kitzmiller, were Sunday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Claude Bishoff
and Anita.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Speicher
and son Tommy, were Sunday
dinner guests Of Mrs. Webb De-
Witt.
Herbert McCrobie spent several
days last week with his brother
Arthur and family, in Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Gorden, Key
ser, and Mr. and Mrs. Elwood
Schlossnagle, Oakland, we're Fri
day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clark
Schlossnagle. Little Jimmy and
Glenn Groves, Accident, are stay
ing with the Schlossnagles for a
week while Mrs. Groves is visit
ing near Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Wotring,
Thomas, W. Va, were visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Jones and Patty,
Saturday.
Mrs. Jacob Jones and daughter
Patty, attended the mother-daUgh-
ter banquet at Northern High
school, Thursday evening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-24
JENNINGS

Weekend visitors at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Mckenzie
were Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Wilburn,
Baltimore: Mr.. and Mrs. Wendell
Beebee, Canton, o.; and Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman wilbur, Eckhart
Mrs. Joseph Resi- visited Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Ross ST., Meyersdale,
Pa. on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Kermit Bittinger,
Cumberland, spent Sunday with
their son Lorraine. and family.
Mrs. Warren Bethel called on
Mrs. Robert Glotfelty on Thursday
Of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Livengood
and son Philip Of Friendsville,
visited Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Resi-,
Sunday evening.
Caroline burst, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Wilbert burst returned
home after being a patient in
Meyersdale community hospital
Mrs. Sylvan Warwick and chill
dren, Grantsville, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Handwerk on Sunday
evening.
Mrs. Paul Resi- and Mrs. Robert
Bucket and Sheila visited Mrs.
Joseph Resi- one day last week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-24
MRS. DANIEL a. scHELL


Mrs. Pearl Wilmoth Schell, aged
70, of Barberton, Ohio, widow of
Daniel A. Schell, died Monday
night, November q, in Citizens
hospital in that city. She had been
in i'll health for some time.
Deceased was born in Liberty
Furnace, Va, December 4, 1889, a
daughter of the late Noah j. and
Mary K. Miller.
She was resident of this county
for forty-two years, living in Cor
man and Oakland, but had been
residing in Barberton for the past
seven years.
Mrs. Schell was a member of the
Gormania Methodist church and a
charter member of Allegheny
Temple of Pythian Sisters at Cor
mania, later transferring her mem
bership to Garrett Temple No. II,
at Oakland. Her husband, DANIEL
A. Schell, presided her in death in
April, 1910.
Surviving are three sons, Harold
L. Schell, Oakland; Carl A. Schell,
president of the Board of County
Commissioners, Kitzmiller; and
Herman F. Schen, Hagerstown;
five daughters, Mrs. Eugenia M.
Evans, Hagerstown; Mrs Mary l.
Burkhammer, Akron, o.; Mrs. Lu-
ellie w. Kenner, Barberton; Mrs.
Elizabeth r. Rowh, Fort Worth,
Texas; and Mrs. Eleanor L. Schulz
Ter, Kittanning, Pa; also three
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MRS. RAYMOND MCKENZIE


Mrs. Lula M. Mckenzie, aged So,
wife of Raymond Mckenzie, of
Avilton, died Sunday, November
20, in Miners hospital, Frostb>rg,
where she had been a patient since
November z.
A native of this county she was
born June IA, 1891, a daughter of
the late Joseph and Rhoda Garlitz
Robson.
Mrs. Mckenzie was a member of
ST AIMS Catholic church of Avil-
ton and the Christian Mothers of
the church.
Besides her husband she is sur
vived by four sons, Gilbert and
Paul Mckenzie, both at home;
Austin and Leonard Mckenzie,
both route 2, FrostDurg; three
daughters, Mrs. Cecilia Dugan,
Frostburg; Mrs. Ann Fowler, at
home; Mrs. Mary Emma Warwick,
Mt. Clemens, Mich; a brother,
Howard Robson, Avilton; a sister,
Mrs. Emma Winner, Frostburg, II
grandchildren and II great grand
children.
The body was taken to the New
man Funeral home in Grantsville.
A requiem high mass was cele-
brated Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock from St. AIMS church by
Rev. Conrad Rafael, OFM Cap,
pastor Interment was in the parish
cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-24

Barbara Helen Knox, 3 month
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Knox, Jr., of Deer Park,
was christened at the home Of her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. p.
King, Friday, November IL. Miss
Helen King, of Baltimore, is the
infants god-mother Also chris
tened were Mrs. Edward Steyer and
sons Larry and Steve. A bowl that
had been the three children's great
great-great grandmother's was used
in the service that was performed
by Rev. James Remley. A turkey
dinner was served to those at
tending
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-24
FRIErlDSVIILE


Rotary WeerS
The Friendsville Rotary club
met Monday evening. Ross Selby
was in charge Of the program. Rev
William Carlson, of Accident, gave
a Thanksgiving talk Henry E.
Hupp and Russell Brown, of Oak
land, were visitors.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-24

U. S. agents seized 100000 worth
Of Chinese art objects that were
Struggled into country from Red
China.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-24

Queen Elizabeth and Prince
Philip observed their 18th wedding
anniversary November 20.