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The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-30
Server Reports
Successful Exhibit
At California Show

Bob and Jim SERVER returned
Sunday from Los Angeles where
an exhibit of Bob's sculpturing
was shown by two prominent
doctors and art collectors.
Bob reports that the show was
attended by upwards of 500 pat
rons of art and collectors and
that it received much highly fav-
cradle publicity from newspapers
and critics.
He reports that a New York
showing was to have been SEIZED
uled for early April but that his
display was left at the Cowie
Art Gallery in Los Angeles due
to popular request, and that il
will probably be there from six
months to a year.
at was certainly a great ex-
perience," Bob comments, "and
IL was far more successful than
/ had thought il would be-"
Several orders were placed at
the showing, and according to
Bob's sponsors, the gallery ex-
hibit will bring many more.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-30

Walter WetZel is Montana CO.
ordinator of the Steering Com
mittee set to do research among
the tribes of Montana since De-
cember of 1860. He has recently
been named at an executive meet
ing held in the University of
Chicago to act as coordinator of
the tribes in Wyoming and North
Dakota. Invitations have been ex-
tended TO leaders on the mailing
lists Of the Chicago central of
flee in the three states.
The work has been divided into
five sections. those dealing with
Tribal Development, Jurisdiction,
Public Attitudes, WOmen's Views,
Population Status of the Tribes
in 1860. Mr.. James ID. Crawford
OF the Billings Indian Bureau
area office has been in charge
of the population phase. He will
attend the Browning Steering
Committee meeting and report to
the tribes and to the members of
the committee from Montana col
leges and universities.
Those who have expressed
their interest in the Browning
meeting and plan to attend in
clude DR.. CARING MalOuf, Mon
tana State University: Professor
Del Samson, Research division,
Montana State University: Sister
Providencia of the College of
Great Falls who is the Steering
Committee secretary, and Mrs.
Mary Troy, professor of history
at the College of Great Falls, who
is acting as treasurer of the re-
search program.
The mailing and other execu-
tive costs have been covered by
funds from the Montana Inter
tribal Policy Board of which Wal
ter wetzel is president.
The meeting will start at 1890
am. with committee delibera-
tions on research in Tribal De
velopment. At 1:30 the section on
Problems will be
considered At 2:30, Mr.. Craw-
ford's report on Population, and
at 800 a general discussion of
the proposed Indian Charter for.
the 1905. The public in invited.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-30
Interest Increased
With Last Minute
School Board Filing.

Increased interest in the school
trustee election was shown at
the close of filing last week, par
ticularly in the trustee posts of
three years duration.
Filing for the three-year term
were Rankin Brown, Frank Gre
co, Jerry Rosenberger, DR.. Ed
ward L. King and Vina Chattin.
Only one filing was made for
the one-year term created by the
resignation of Bob Howard, and
that was Bob Anderson.
The election will be held Sat
urday, April l from noon to 8
pm. with voting polls in room 2
of the high school building.
Little Interest in City Election
Little interest is being shown
in the city election which will be
held Monday, April 3.
Only one filing was made for
mayor, that being incumbent o.
A. Tellefero.
Filing for the two alderman
posts in Ward / were Joe Lewis
and Edward ALBERT, and for
Ward 2, Fred Cobell and Wilbur
Renshaw.
Polls will be open from 8 am.
to 8 pm. in the city hall for
Ward l and in the Methodist
church for Ward 2.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-30
Child Dies From
Overdose Of Aspirin

Anna Mae Cutfinger, 3-year old
daughter of Gilbert and Rosalie
Sarceeman Cutfinger, died Mon
day, March 81 in the local hos
pital as a result of an overdose
of aspirin which she had eaten.
The child had picked up the
bottle outside her home, and had
eaten the coated tablets while
at play.
Anna Mae was born in Brown
ing February IA, 1858 and she
leaves as survivors besides her
parents, two brothers, Anthony
4. and Gabriel Michael 3 months.
Also surviving are her maternal
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. JOS
eph Sarceeman of Starr School.
Funeral services with FIR. Tack
es officiating were held this af-
ternoon at 2 pm. at Starr School
with burial following in the
Home Gun cemetery.
The Beck Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-30
Annual Easter Euu
Hunt Sunday Pm.

Hundreds of the areas youth
will scampeT through the area
north of the Museum of the
Plains Indian Sunday when the
Browning Youth Club again will
sponsor the annual Easter egg
hunt.
Dozens upon dozens of eggs
have been boiled by students re-
siding at the Cut Bank Boarding
Dormitory and colored by art
students at the Browning high
school, and they will be hidden
throughout the grounds.
Members of the local post of
the American Legion will hide
the eggs early Sunday morning.
Commander Joe Upham Jr., say
ing this will be the posts contri-
button towards the hunt, urged
that all legionnaires who can,
be present to show up no later
than 2 Sunday morning.
Children will gather at the
area about ! pm. to start the
hunt at a given signal. Many of
the eggs contain prizes.
In the absence of any specific
information from the Youth club,
it is presumed age group CLASH
fications in connection with the
hunt will be the same as last
years hunt.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-30
School Activities
Outlined For
Balance OF Term

March 30 - Final parent-teach.
er conference will be held from
9 am. to IL and from l pm. to
$3.50 pm. Teachers of the X. w.
Bergan, elementary and the high
school will be on duty all day
to discuss the progress and the
grades of students with parents.
April 4 - Return at $3.50 am.
from Easter vacation. Easter hol-
iday ends.
April 10 - Spring band concert
to be held at the high school
auditorium. More information TO
be announced later.
May 6 - Annual Junior-Senior
Prom. Admission cost and other
details will be announced at a
later date.
May 10 - X. w. Bergan an
nual picnic.
May 10 - Annual stampede
Day" for the elementary students
of Browning and neighboring
schools. is
May 81 - Baccalaureate at the
Browning high school auditorium
at 8 pm. Baccalaureate address
to be given by Rev. AND. Gil
Ian.
May % - Skip trip for seniors.
Achievement tests for the remain
ing student body.
May % - Final examinations.
At 8 pm. the annual "classnight"
awards presentation in the new
high school gymnasium.
May "a - Annual high school
picnic.
May IS = Check out day. All
books are to be turned in, all
bills paid and all refunds receiv-
ed. At 8 pm. commencement
exercises in the new high school
gymnasium will be held. The
commencement address will be
given By Mr.. Raymond Gray of
Missoula, Montana.
May q - Report cards will be
given out at 9 am. End of school.
Glasses will begin August 80 for
the new school year.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-30
Mrs. Robert Woods
Services Held Here
Monday Morning

Mrs. Ernestine Gratia Wood
NEE Maynard was born in Jack
son, Michigan on October 20,
1904. daughter of the late DR..
Ernest B. and Mrs. Eugenia S.
MAYNARD. She came to Montana
in 1909 and attended primary
school in Waller, and from the
fourth grade on in Dupuyer,
graduating from high school in
Great Falls in 1924. She gradual.
ed from Bellingham State Nor
NAL College in Washington in
1928, then taught school for three
years in Cascade and Teton coun-
ties and served as legal stem
ographer in Great Falls for one
year.
On May 80, 1929 she married
Robert d. Wood of indianapolis,
Indiana at Cut Bank, Montana.
She was active and respected in
community affairs = Chairman
of the Glacier Park Chapter of
the American Red Cross in 1912
40, a member of the Glacier
Park Woman's Club, of which she
was president in 194950, and sec
rotary in 1950-5i. She was known
i'm her community for her poetry
creations.
Survivors, besides her husband,
include two children, Mrs. Rob.
ert Whitcomb of Missoula, and
Jack Wood of Browning; one
brother, Cecile B. Maynard of
Choteau, and two sisters, Mrs,
Marguerite Chandler of Butte and
Mrs. Nela Mcdaniel of Whitefish;
and three grandchildren, Russell,
Lyla and James Whitcomb.
Mrs. Wood came to her death
accidentally at her home near
East Glacier Park about 2::30 pm.
on March %, 1861.
Funeral services were held
Monday, March q at 10 am. in
the Browning Methodist church
with interment in the East Gla-
cier cemetery. The Beck Funeral
Home was in charge of arrange
ments.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-30
Small Turn Out
At { Of { Meeting;
Election Postponed

Only a small representation
was in attendance at the Brown
ing Chamber of Commerce meet
ing Tuesday evening at which
time the annual election of Off
GERS was to have taken place. The
election was postponed until Apr.
II when. another meeting has
been scheduled in hopes that a
larger attendance will be on
hand.
A general discussion was held
regarding promotions and adver-
Using and it was decided to have
brochures printed Immediately
for tourists information and the
possibility of promoting a bowl
ing tournament was discussed.
A committee was appointed to
investigate the bowling and will
report at the April IL meeting.
Several other activities were sug-
gested in hopes of creating local
interest and attracting a larger
membership.
All businessmen and other in
terested persons are urged to
attend the next meeting at which
time it is hoped the organization
can be reactivated to function
actively in the best interest of
the entire community.
The next meeting will be held
in the office of Vern Hartford
near the old bank building.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-30
Clayton cobeII Dies
tuesday OF Sudden
Heart Affuck

Clayton j. Cobell, born Deem
Der 81, 1922, son of the late Joe
Cobell and the late Maslde Nom
berg Cobell, died Tuesday, Mar.
%, at the Blackfeet hospital, fol-
lowing a heart attack suffered at
noon of the same day.
His death came as a shock to
his many friends and relatives,
since he worked the previous day
in his position as policeman for
the town of Browning.
Cobell was one of Browning's
first enlistees during the WWII
conflict, having enlisted in the
Marines in December, 1941. He
was honorably discharged Oct.
8, 1914, after seeing more than
his share of enemy action in the
Pacific theater.
A member of the American
Legion, he was educated in the
Browning school system. His abil-
tiles in the game of football for
the local teams were such that his
name will come up for considera-
ton for years to come in any
selection of Browning's all-time
greats. He played a backfield
position.
He was married to Anne Mae
Sharp, who survives him, along
with one son, William Lee 6; and
three daughters, Maude Elaine
5, Melody Marie 2 and Adele
Stella Is months.
Other surviving relatives are
two brothers and one sister, Don
of Browning and Gene of Chi
cago; and Mrs. Cleo Cline of
Spokane. His mother, Maude,
preceded him in death only last
January 20.
Funeral services, with military
honors, will be accorded Cobell
Monday morning at 10 am, April
3 from the Church of the Little
Flower with Father Tackles Off
ciating and the Beck Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements.
He will buried in the Brown
ing Catholic cemetery.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-30
Taxpayers Touched For
An Average Of $|23.03 per Capita

Property taxes amount to Sl39.-
So per capita statewide for the
current fiscal year of 1960-6l, &C
cording to q report released by
the Montana Taxpayers Associa-
ton. The report, based on the
18th biennial report of the Mon
tana State Board of Equalization
shows that total property taxes
levied for this fiscal year amount
to S94, 137 ,l09 This is S4 mil
lion increase over the previous
year, l95960, and a doubling of
property taxes from ten years
ago.
Montana has long been Deepen
dent upon property for the fl
nancing of unsupported serv-
ices. As a result, Montana prop
erty taxes rank third in the ma
ton on a per capita basis, and
according to the state report, GIL
cents of the states entire tax
dollar will come from property
in 1860. This percentage of prop
erty support for public services
is one of the highest in the Unit
ed States, and is the highest in
the IL western states.
Property taxes in Montana vary
considerably with different coun-
ties. Statewide, public school lev
les cost S68.15 per capita for 1860
81, while state levies amount to
1857, county levies S37.16, city
levies S20.65, and special district
and miscellaneous, S4.89.
In Glacier county, public school
levies amount to S55.87 per cap
ita for 19606l, while state levies
are S9.33, county levies S43.27,
city levies $500 and special dis
trict and miscellaneous S1.59.
While total per capita levies
amount to Sl39.52 statewide, they
are s123.03 for Glacier county.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-30
NORA LUKlN ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF PTA

Nora Lukin was elected presi-
dent of the Browning Parent
Teachers Association Wednesday
evening at a meeting held in
the home economics room Of the
high school.
Other officers chosen were
Phillip Ward Jr., vice-president;
Tom Jessepe, secretary: Frank
Greco, treasurer, and Tiff Nc
Kay, historian.
The elected officials will meet
soon to plan ways of attracting
parents and teachers to meetings
of the organization. For next
months meeting, it is hoped an
appropriate film will be avail
able for the occasion.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-30

One member from the Tribal
Council will be added to the ex-
listing three-man Credit Commit
tee of the Blackfeet Tribe, and
the group will be charged with
the responsibility of administer
ing the program under the rules,
regulations, and powers specific
ally and definitely granted the
committee by the resolution.
Procedures outlined in the res
olution are binding upon future
councils, unless a 9 out of IS vote
amends or ratifies them.
II authorizes the treasurer of
the Blackfeet Tribe to transfer
$4,000 from any available funds
to special fund to finance the
program.
Eligible applicants will apply
to the committee on forms pre-
scribed by it, and it may make
educational grants not to exceed
$3.50 In any one college quarter,
or total of $3.50 in any one col
lege or vocational school year.
In this connection, tribal au-
thorities emphasize the provision
al paragraph: "The Committee
shall not be required to grant
the maximum to successful APP
plicants, but may grant less than
the maximum amount. In deter
mining the amount of the grant
to each applicant, the Committee
shall take into consideration the
character and work and study
habits of the applicant; the need
of the applicant; resources avail
able to the applicant Gncluding
family status of the applicant
and ability of the applicants fam
lily to finance all or part of his
or her education); and the posi-
bilities for success of the appli-
cant in his chosen field of en-
deavor. All decisions of the Com
mittee as to the amount of grants
to be approved shall be final. "
Interested persons should avail
themselves a reading of the four
page resolution that will govern
this important phase of the tri-
bal program.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-30
Tribal Council Invited To Meet
thInterior Dept. Consu|tants

An invitation from the Secre'
tary of the Interior, Stewart L.
Udall, has been extended to
Meade NJ. Swingley, Chairman
of the Blackfeet Tribal Council,
TO attend a regional meeting Of
Department of Interior consult
ants and Indian tribal officials
in Spokane April 1912.
In a letter dated March 81,
Udall wrote: "As one of my first
projects as Secretary of the In
terror, wish to extend an invi-
tation to you, as Chairman of
the Blackfeet Tribal Business
Council, to consult with our task
force charged with recommend
ing plans for recognizing the
Bureau OF Indian Affairs and the
development of improved poll
cies and programs for Indians.
Udall said William w. Keller,
Principal Chief of the Cherokee
Nation of Oklahoma, is chairman
Of the task force, and that the
group is augmented by consult
ants Philleo Nash, James E. Off.
Ger, William Zimmerman Jr. and
Acting Commissioner of Indian
Affairs John o. Crow.
An action of the tribal council
subsequent TO the receipt Of the
invitation authorized Swingley
and Walter s. Wetzel, immediate
past-Chairman, TO represent the
Blackfeet tribe at the meeting
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-30
Tacoma Woman Injured
In Highway Accident

Mrs. Betty June Murray, %,
Of Tacoma, Washington, was SER
iously injured when her car went
out of control and overturned on
Highway 2, nine miles west OF
East Glacier about 3 am. this
morning.
With Mrs. Murray in the car
were three small children, none
of whom were seriously hurt.
Mrs. Murray is temporarily hos
pitalized in the Blackfeet hos
pital being treated for a collaps
ed lung.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-30
Tribal Delegation
Attends Murrs,'s Funeral

An official 81 -kfeet Tribal
delegation composed of George
c.. Kipp. vice-chairman of the
Blackfeet Tribal Council, Charles
Crow Chief Reevis, aged mem
Der OF the tribe. and Peter Red
horh and Cedor B. Aronow. tribal
attorney attended the funeral OF
former Senator James Murray OF
Montara.
The friend OF the Indian and
the great Senator from Montana
was buried Monday. March q
at 10 am. in Butte.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-30
Hospital Notes
Currently Hospitalized

Louise Andrews, Doreen Gray,
Wilson Devereaux, Audray Du-
mont, Kelly Dumont, June Rum
ming Wolf, Theresa Black Boy,
Marvin Heavy Runner, Aloha
Rutherford, Robert Guardipee,
Carol Williamson, Thomas Craw-
ford, Conrad LaFromboise, Cliff
ford Hall, Oliver Couture, Mar
vim Crawford, James White Calf,
Elizabeth Tail Feathers, Mary
Matt, Elva Wippert.
Discharged
Alan Gillian, William Bear
Medicine, Irwin Tatsey, Louise
Russell, Fern Marceau, Gayle
Morris, George McNabb, Wood
row Calf Robe, Margaret Comes
At Night, Ruth DeRoche, Keith
Spotted Bear. William Spotted
Bear, Daisy Dusty Bull, William
Norman, Avery Skunk Cap, Loli-
ia Tatsey, Rose Flamand, Mar
garet Many Guns, Wilma Bear
Medicine, Marie Bear Medicine.
Births
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Green,
Browning, a daughter.
Blood Donor: Floyd Gervais
There will be no clinic Wednes-
day, April II.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-30
Easter Candy Donated
By Amer. Indian Mission

Two hundred and fifty pounds
of varied and mixed candy, gift
from the American Indian Mis-
sions, 1892 East 11lth ST., Cleve-
land, Ohio, was distributed to
school children through the 4th
grade among the schools of the
Blackfeet reservation Wednesday.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-30
Kindergarten Registration

Registration of kindergarten
pupils for the next school term
will be held Wednesday, April
II from $50 to $3.50 pm. at the
X. w. Bergan school. Child need
not be present, but must be 5
years old on or before October
IS, 1861. No kindergarten classes
will be held on registration day.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-30

Maureen Smell, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Smell, was
awarded second place ribbon as
recognition of merit in the chem
istry category in the Missoula
county grade school science fair
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-30
SUNDAY SCHOOL EASTER AT
METHODIST CHURCH

The Browning Methodist church
will hold regular Sunday school
classes at Gas am. Easter Sun
day.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-30
Tribal Council Appropriates
S16,00OFor Educational Grants

Backfeet Tribal Council Resolution March
1861 reorgnizes committee to
attendance of higher
learning and in schools for vocational training
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-30
Indian Delegates From Three
States Will Meet Here April 6

request DR. Sol Tax Coordination for the American
Chicago Conference Anthropoogy Chi
University regional meeting Indians of the Northern
Plains will held Browning April in the Agency Barracks
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-30

Steve and Carolyn Barcus were
the first to top the 1892 score
to take the S3l jackpot in bowl
ing last Saturday.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-30

tor James T. Murray who served
SO long in the U. S. Senate. Muir
rays dedicated public service
earned him the respect of most
people In the State and the Ma
ton. From my personal expert
ence, the American Indian never
had a better, more understanding
friend in Congress. ] know he
would want no longer epitaph
than this: Jim Murray was a
good man
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-30

Mrs. Ed Herloche of Martin
City was a visitor at the Oscar
Doane ranch this week.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-30

Harold and Gerald Gray. twin
sons Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Gray
are home from Montana State
University for Easter vacation.
The boys are majoring in Sec
0ndary education.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-30

/ join the State and the Nation
An mourning the passing of Sena-
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-30

All three bills introduced In
the last Legislature concerning
use ~ Federal funds in financing
nubIic school programs were
,,.sSed and signed into law by
re Governor. A big vote Of
thanks goes TO Joe Lewis and
percy Dewolfe for their fine ef-
forts in appearing on behalf OF
,hes. bills and pressing for their
massage. without them. the
browning school system might
have been in a bad fix next
year.
Evening star., 1961-09-18
Russiuns to See
U. S. Transport
BY the Associated Press

More than 40 American COM
panieS from IA States and the
District of Columbia will par
ticipate in a United States
transportation exhibition OPEN
ing September % in Moscow.
"Transportation-USA"i is be-
ing sponsored by the United
States Information Agency and
is to have three-week run at
Moscow's Gorky Park. It will
be set up later at Kharkov and
then at Stalingrsd.
! The exhibit will include mod
els of planes, trains, boats and
automobiles and other displays
showing how this Nation ham
dies its transportation.
Evening star., 1961-09-18
Cumpuigner, 5,
Earns Thanks
Of President

JERSEY CITY, N. j., Sept.
18 (AP). John Murphy
Chester, one of President Ken
nedy's most ardent cam
paigners, has received a letter
of thanks from the President.
Murphy" 5-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Chester,
drove the only Kennedy band
wagon" last fall in his strongly
Republican neighborhood. The
bandwagon, though just a tri-
cycle with a bullion trunk
decorated in red, white and
blue, was loaded with Kennedy
and Johnson campaign litera-
ture and buttons, which the
youngster distributed through
out the neighborhood.
The letter from the Presi-
dent will be framed and hung
in Johns room alongside pic
lures of Mr.. Kennedy, Mrs.
Kennedy and daughter Caro-
line. It read:
Dear, John:
For campaigning so enthu-
siastically for me last fall I
send my heartfelt thanks
little late but nevertheless sim
cere. 1 have heard that your
tricycle. covered a lot of ground
in your neighborhood and that
you were a mighty convincing
campaigner. With my very best
wishes, sincerely, John Ken
nedy."