The Glacier reporter., 1961-02-23
From The SideIines
by Tiff Mckay

Browning is about to enjoy /:
real basketball festival The Nor
thern Division Class .'B" tourna
ment starts this afternoon al
3 o'clock with the Browning In
dians going against tho Choteat
Bulldogs. The first evening ses
sion starts at 7:30 with Cut Banl
playing Sunburst and FairfielC
opposing Waller in the nightcap
Conrad won a toss of the ccir
with Fairfield. as q result Of tie
for first in conference play dur
ing the season. and as a result
Conrad will not plsy until the
second night when their oDDon
ent will be the winner Of the
Browning -Choteau gams<
Conrad is generally agreed 10
be the favoritc in the tourns,
ment But Browning. Fairfield
and Cut Bank aren't to be over.
booked. Choteau also has the
stuff TO come out on top of a
break or two goes their wav. Per
sOnally. I believe Browning can
and will be in the winners circle
when IL is all over. But again,
IL is going 10 take all our boys
TO turn the trick. Win, lose or
draw, we all wish them well.
Next week end. the last half
of the basketball festival takes
place with the Browning Lions
Club National All Indian tourna-
ment at the high school gym
March 2, 3 and T. Top Indian
teams from all over the country
will compete for the many fine
trophies being Offered by the 10
cal Lions Club. Basketball viii
only be a part of the celebration.
Earl Old Person, tournament
entertainment chairman, tells me
that he has many fine acts lined
up which will furnish a wide
variety of entertainment before
the games, during intermissions,
and at the trophy presentation
cerem onies The Browning
Braves have a strong team again
this year with such familiar
names as Cross Guns, Croft, Har-
wood. Arrowtop and others ex-
pected TO put US right up there
in contention at all times.
The Montana Senate killed the
bill which would have extended
State jurisdiction TO Indian res
eryations with the consent of
each Indian tribe involved. IL the
bill had passed, according 10 its
supporters, IL would have made
the State responsible for enforc-
ing law and order on Indian res
eryations. Opponents of the bill
in the Senate said the cost Of
such Law enforcement would have
been too great, and the State was
not prepared 10 meet this added
cost. No mention was apparently
made Of the question of whether
or not the bill was in conformity
with Montana's Constitution. II
contend, as I stated last week.
that there is serious doubt such
a bill can be legally enforceable
without an amendment TO Mon
tana's Constitution. No doubt
such a bill will be introduced in
the next session OF the legislature
TO be held two years from now.
In the meantime. the Montana
Legislative Council would be
well advised TO seek an opinion
as 10 whether or not such a bill
is in fact constitutional This
might save US all some money,
and much confusion. in the long
run
County-wise. there Is not much
activity. The County Commission
ers have adopted a schedule of
construction priorities for coun-
" roads. Let's hope they stick
with Il for the next two years,
as any change in priority only
slows down all road construction
in the county. I sincerely believe
that IL the commissioners viii
stick 70 their guns on road con-
struction once s''rh a priority
schedule is agreed Ipon. all pres
sure groups in the county will
accept such a decision as finsl
and viii consequently turn their
activities 70 more constructive
projects safe in the knowledge
that their pet road project will
be given attention in its proper
order.
The United Nations survived
its most critical week In its short
history this week when the Sc
curity council adopted a resolu-
ton giving the Secretary General
authority 70 use force, If neces
sary. 20 enforce peace In the
Congo. Only Russia opposed such
a resolution. and this opposition