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Navajo times. [volume] (Window Rock, Ariz.) 1960-1984, 1962-07-11
Gallup Indian
Community Center

Thirty Navajo high school and
college students have just COM
pleted week. orientatiO and
workshop in recreation at Manuel
ito Hall under the joint sponsorship
of the Gallup Indian Community
Center. the Navajo Tribe, the Fl.
Defiance Recreation Project and
the Tuba City Community Center.
These students gained many ideas
and learned many shlls that will
help them this summer when they
conduct activities in the commun-
tiles and at the Chapter Houses.
Included in the weeks oriental
ton were discussion groups, skill
sessions, talks with various
resource people, visit to the Rock
Springs Chapter House, and afield
day at Window Rock and Fl. Defi-
ance for actic al experience.
Speakers who talked to the students
during the week were DR.. Almond
Solder, University of New Mexico:
Aubrey Williams, anthropologi st:
DR.. Roxe Mariani, psychologist;
Boniface Bonney. the Navajo Tribe;
Samuel Billison, the Navajo Tribe.
These students then dispersed
to Chinle, Tuba City. Fl. Def ance.
Gallup and Crownpoint to assist
communities in their summer rec
reation programs.
WORKING GIRLS
A few working girls from the
Gallup and Window Rock area met
at the Gallup Indian Community
Center Wedne sday evening. June u
to discuss the possibility of form
ing a club. Some of the activities
would include trips, bowling. din
ners, discussion groups with re-
source speaker, fashion shows and
other events. Any girl who is in
terested may contact the Center at
Un 3-5611 in Gallup or watch for
further notices of meetings.
Xxx Xxx Xxx **
SATURDAY RECREATION
Saturday. June 80. marked the
first day the weekly recreation
program for Gallup children was
held at the Gallup Indi an Commun-
ity Center for the summer of 1862.
international Sports Day" was
the thu me for the program and
children played games and COM
pleted arts and crafts projects.
These programs are held every
Saturday at the Center from 900
am. to 1880 am. and will con-
tinue until August 4.
Xxx Xxx Xxx **
SUMNER PROGRAM
The Gallup Indi an Community
Center announces that the follow
ing students will be members of
the summer student st aft to be rec
reation leader in communities
near Gallup: Ruth Lawrence, Mil
dred Beeson. Corelyn Sem. Flor
ence Johnson. Christina John, Da-
vid Nez, Alice Goodluck and Sandy
Schacht. These students under the
supervision of Robert Civilian,
coordinator, will carry on recre-
ational activities at Chapter Hous-
es in the vicinity. Progra is ten
tatively scheduled at Brea
Springs, Red Rock, Rock Springs,
Mexican Springs. Zuni. Tseyatoh.
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emily insufficient and inadequate
for administering the affairs of the
Navajos.
in my opinion, the deficiency
in admin Strative effectiveness is
not supplied at the area level and
the area office cannot be made to
supply that deficiency.
81, therefore, earnestly recon-
mend that you reorganiZe the SER
vice by reducing the Area Office in
Gallup. at least. to a "housekeep-
ing unit" and staff the Agency Su-
perintendent at Window Rock with
sufficient technical and profession
al assistance to discharge and per-
form the functions of his office SO
as to permit him, the Agency Su-
perintendent, to submit directly to
the Commits sioner the problems
which arise on the Navajo Reser-
walton and which require the Com
missioner or Secretary's approval.
"As Chairman of the Tribe and
speaking for my people, l wish to
again record recognition and ap-
probation of the splendid efforts
to provide EDUCATIONAL facilities
and opportunities for the Navajo
children as near their homes as
is feasible. This program gives us
a full measure of satisfaction and
an assured hope that the succeed
ing generations of Navajos will
have an equal opportunity in the
economic struggle. tits my earnest
desire that the other basic prog
rams be brought up to this stand
ard"
Following the Task Force inves-
tigation, a Task Force Report was
submitted to the Secretary of the
Interior on July 10, 1861.
This report on page ST states
"Some years ago the Navajo juris-
diction was an area office itself.
In recent years, it has been treat
ed as SUPPLEMENTARY reporting
to the Gallup Area Office The Ma
vajo represents between ne-fourth
and one fifth of all the Indians un-
der Federal jurisdiction. 1t would
seem much more appropriate to
restore the Navajo Reservation to
area status. Admin str alton of Ma
vaio affairs and the necessary
close contact with the Navajo Tri-
bal Government calls for an area
director at Window Rock or Cal
lup with such superintendents at
various points on the large reser-
walton as are deemed desirable. I"
Other tribes within the Gallup jur-
isdiction would then constitute a
separate area with a natural center
of gravity at Albuquerque.
The same report on page So sup
ports the Navajo contention that the
Agency superintendent should have
maximum on-the-spot decision
making authority.
On November 16, 1861, ahighly
placed and authoritative officer of
the Department of the Interior ad-
vised the Chairman and his staff
that the Task Force recommends
lions with respect to the Gallup
Area office had been adopted and
would be carried out He stated
that we should wait while. but
1.-THE Task Force recommended and
we have adopted the plan for a
separate area office for tn
Navajo"
Accordingly, we have waited
patiently and believed
Now we are informed by a
recent announcement (which, Incl
dentally. was relayed to the Chair
man of the Navajo Tribal Council
not by the Secretary of the Inter
ior or the Indian Commissioner,
but by a subordinate) that the Task
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to refuse ana reject the Tribes
recommended contracts for pro-
duction of oil and similar items.
c. The charge to the Tribe and
against its funds of an unconscion-
able sum each year for what is
called facilities service. The ma
ture of the charges and the amount
thereof has never been eXplainedto
the Tribe nor has there ever been
any accounting therefor, although
it has been demanded
3. Unseeming delay in process
sing major items of business of the
Navajo Tribe which as a result of
trusteeship requires Commission
er or Secretarial approval.
a. Here we find, and not infre-
quently, that the Tribes program
has been SO seriously changed or
altered at the area level as that
the questions submitted for the
approval of the Commissioner or
= Secretary bear little relation to the
Tribes proposal and the accept
ance or rejection of the problem
submitted is of no value to the
Tribe.
b. Plan of operation of utilities
on the Reservation submitted last
summer and neither approved or
& rejected.
4. The diminished influence of
the Agency Superintendent which
has resultedfrom over-eXercise of
authority by the Area Director and
on occasions by the Area Director
dealing directly with the Subagency
Superintendents.
a. For many years the Indian
tribes have been taught to look upon
the Superintendent as the repre-
sentative of the Government in exc
cutting Congressional and Depart
mental programs. The Navajo
Tribe has been generally fortunate
in the caliber of superintendents
assigned to them and it is fun
damental error to diminish his in
fluence with the Tribe he serves
and supplant him with area and
higher represent atives in whom the
Tribe members do not find the
same measure of under standing
and appreciation of their problems.
S. The build-up and the transfer
to the area offices of functions nor
mally executed by the Agency Su-
perintendent constitutes needless
detriment to the Tribes.
a. Under this program the for
mer staff officers of the Agency
Superintendent have been moved
into and under the area offices.
Their number and stats have been
Increased. and needlessly So Il am
reliably informed that as of today
there are 358 people on the Gallup
Area payroll. believe this is a
larger number of employees than
are presently on the central office
payrou.)
b. In building up the staff of the
area offices the Agency Superin-
tendent has lost his technical and
necessary professional staff. The
Agency Superintendent is not now
in a position to render that meas
ure of assistance which the Tribes
need and to which they are entitled.
The disposition of problems in
volving technical and professional
advice is influenced by staff men,
bers over whom the Agency Super
intendent has no control and he is
not therefore able to require the
attention to the profile m S of the
Tribe in the sequence which is de-
sirable on the Reservation.
1t has been mistakenly said that
the Navajos are aloof. This is not
true The Navajos are convinced.
however, that their problems are
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These efficiency experts have
little or no knowledge of Navajo
affairs and we doubt their compe-
tence to influence decision of this
magnitude, which vitality affects
one-fifth of the Indian population
and the largest reservation in the
country. All this is the result of
short study compared to the thor
ough research done by the Task
Force whose recommendations on
the Gallup Area Office were, there
fore, arbitrarily dismissed!
The news releases (purportedly)
from Washington, DC. imply that
Chairman Paul Jones. Executive
Secretary J. Maurice McCabe and
other highly placed tribal officials,
acquiesced with this recommended
ton. This is emphatically not true.
The Tuesday, July 3, editorial
in the Farmington Times which
subsequently ran on Friday July
in the Gallup Independent con-
corning the retention of the Gallup
Area Office in its "original" form
states. ''It was a wise conclusion,
good for Gallup, good for the BIA
budget--and good for the some
times opposed interior secretary"
Both the armington Times and
the Gallup Independent are owned
and controlled by Lincoln O'Brien.
He is also Substitute member"
of the Indian Advisory Board and
the editorial clearly and definitely
indicates the motivation for the
decision as we'll as its potent
fallacy.
1t is enough for O'Brienthat it is
good for the named interests. He
does not say that it is good for the
Navajo Indians because it definitely
is not, which we are sure, he knows.
O'Brien stated on November 8,
1861, to a select group of Gallup
businessmen friends of the
Tribe" that the Tribe request for
a separate area office had been
defeated and furthermore that the
group present would decide what
bank would come to Window Rock.
O'Brien was half right and it might
be interesting to have him disclose
the source of his information since
it preceded by eight days the high
level assurances given the Tribe
on November 10, 1861 that the
change would be made. Who makes
the decisions in the Department of
the Interior affecting Indians and
whose interests are paramount
the off reservation communities
and their political connections or
the Indian population supposedly
represented by the Department?
The Navajo Tribe fails to under
stand why the BIA must insist upon
forcing upon us the continuation Of
a system which has proved an
expensive failure and hydra
headed monster whose only contri-
button is to make our substantial
efforts for progress more difficult.
Accomplishments have been made
not because of the Gallup Are
Office. but rather in spite of it!
The BlA are now making person
mel changes at the Area Office. A
new Area Director is appointed
who knows little of the Navajo
Indians.
A motion was made on August
IS, 1861, in the Tribal Council that
the Chairman dispatch a direct
telegram to the Secretary of the
Interior asking that Wade Head.
Walter Olson and Ned Thompson.
officials of the Gallup Area Office.
be disassociated from the Navajo
jurisdiction and that a Council
Resolution be made to that effect.
This motion and Resolution was
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the first line of confidence for the
Indian people--he was the man with
the answers and the necessary
authority to get the job done. He
knew Indians, their attitudes, their
needs and their problems.
We do not criticize our present
General Superintendent as he does
his best within the limited authority
and personnel left to him by the
encroachment of the Gallup Area
Office.
Here's the record. In April,
1854. the Navajo Agency was in
reality an Area Office. Only house
keeping fund activities were in
Gallup. The combined Area and
Navajo Agency functions were at
Window Rock. At that time, the
BIA set up the Area function in a
new office in Gallup, but left the
Navajo Agency function in Window
Rock.
There was gradual draining off
of the professional and technical
staff members from the Agency
Operating level to the Area Admin
istr alive level. For example, the
Assistant General Superintendent
for Community Services was moved
to Gallup as Assistant Area Di-
rector of Community Services. The
Navajo Agency Chief of Educ alton
was made Assistant Navajo Agency
Superintendent for Community
Services to replace the loss. Within
year, he was also takent to Gallup.
The Chief of the Branch of Land
Operations was taken to Gallup, and
so on, and on, throughout the
Navajo Agency Any time highly
competent man was obtained who
could be a great asset to the Nav
ajo people, he was taken to the
Gallup area office, which grew and
grew--farther and farther away in
terms of assistance to the Navajo.
Concurrent with this were at
tempts to drain off Navajo Agency
functions to the Gallup Area Office.
In 1855, delegation of authority to
various subagencies, each of which
have large areas of oper alton, were
made. The avaricious Gallup Area
Office then began to operate
directly with the five Subagency
Superintendent, bypassing the
General Superint endent, and
further reducing his authority and
effectiveness.
Authority was gradually pulled
into the Gallup Area Office, until
today the General Superintendent
has no real power. The man know
ing the most, and in the be st
position to really assist the Navajo
people, has had his hands most
effectively tied.
This is the system which has
grown upon us. Now, in the time of
our most dynamic advances, when
responsible educated Navajo lead
ers are developing. we are stopped
at every turn by the bureaucracy
of the system. .ahuge, mcooper-
alive, administr alive complex
which the Gallup Area Office has
become.
The Navajo Tribe questions the
adMsability. necessity and even the
intelligence, of SO great an expen-
diture of the Indian Bureau funds
allocated by Congress for the OPP
Grafton of a roadblock to all our
attempts at progress.
Paul Jones, Chairman of the
Navajo Tribal Council assures the
Navajo People that he will re-
lentlessly continue in his efforts to
secure change in the Area struc-
ture and would remind those who
influenced this decision that among
the other things, the Navajos have
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-01-11
Bayard High Whips
Parsons High, 57-36

Bayard Highs cagers took a
commanding lead in the first quar-
ter and then coasted to their fifth
victory in seven games this year
last Friday night, defeating Par
sons High Panthers 81 to SO in a
non-conference game at Bayard.
Bill Kopfle led the Bayard
ems Jayvees won 49 to as over
the Parsons junior varsity.
The Highlanders will end the
week with game at Romncy on
Friday evening. Southern won the
first encounter with Romney II
to 81. The Highland2rs also have
defeated Mountaineer High Of
Thomas.
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6, Kitzmiller 8, ID. Knots 7, Lyons
5 and Idleman l.
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Observe 50th Anniversary

Mr.. and Mrs Roy B. Miller of
Gormania, celebrated their Golden
Wedding Anniversary with an open
house Given by their daughter,
Mrs. Myrtle Liller, OH December II.
Mr.. Miller was born in Virginia,
June 49, 1892. and has been a resi-
dent of GOrmania SO years. Mrs.
Miller, the former Gertie Wilmoth
Minnick, was born in Virginia, Aug.
II, 1892, and has been a resident
here 50 years. They we're united
in Holy Matrimony Dec. IT, 1911
by Rev. Charles D. johnson. To this
union were born children. four
arc deceased. Those surviving are
Mrs. Myrtle Liller, Charles Liller,
both of Gormania; Harry r. Miller,
Biglcrvillc, Pcnna. MIR. Miller was
a licensed local Methodist Minis
ter in 1924 There was Al present
at the open house
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Bill Would Approve
Loans For Shelters

u. S. Senator j. Glenn Beall of
Maryland announced that he was
preparing legislation to introduce
at the opening next week of the
Second Session of the 87th Con-
gress to amend the Community
Facilities Act to provide for Fed
eral government loans to cities
and communities for the construc-
ton of fall-out shelters.
Beall, member of the Senate Com
mittee on Banking and Currency
which considers legislation having
to do with the Community Facili-
ties Act, said that his Act pro-
vided a busincss-like way of hand
ling the present problem and that
the entire financial arrangement
for fallout shelter construction
could be handled within the frame
work of the existing Act with d
simple amendment"
Senator Beall said that provi-
sions of the Community Facilities
Act had been used to assist COM
munities in constructing sewers
and water systems, and he felt thai
the construction of fall-out shelters
fell within these provisions.
Senator Beail said that his
amendment or one similar was
necessary to remove certain liml-
tations. For instance" he said,
under the present law, Federal
assistance is given only to cities
under a certain size, while in the
case of fall-out shelter construction
| feel that provisions should be
available to all"
There has been much misun-
derstanding on the question of
fall-out Shelters" Senator Beall
said, continuing: Even experts
disagree 1t is necessary to have a
full airing of the entire subject.
This could be accomplished by
early hearings on my amendments
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Highlanders Trim
Parsons 90 to 50
In Rough Contest

Southern IL g T. Highlanders
scored their second straight basket
bail victory Tuesday night by
handing the Parsons Panthers a
$3.50 defeat at Parsons.
The victory was the third in
eight games Tor Coach Car! ochoon-
overs quint while the Partners
went down to their eighth loss in
nine starts.
Dave Burdock was the scoring
ace for Southern with 20 points
before he exited on personal fouls.
freshman tailed p for Parsons.
The rough contest saw 81 per
sonal fouls called and seven players
leave after committing five fouls
each. Burdock, Wotring Lawton
and Beckman were banished for
Southern while Moore, Mcdonald
and Shupp left the Parsons lineup.
Southern's edge came at the be-
ginning of the fourth period when
the Highlanders scored seven
straight points to break a 45-45 tie.
Parsons led at half time 20 to IS.
Southern had one field goal edge,
Is to 16, and shot thirty of forty
foul attempts Parsons had 81 out
of 40.
Scoring for Southern were Lewis
Is, Burdock %, Lawton 3, Beck
man 2, McManis II, Gender 8. Nom
scoring were Wotring, Carlson,
Corbin, Orr and Mosser. Scoring
for Parsons were r. Moore a.
Wilfong 8, Hershman 81, Mcdonald
3, d. Orr l. T. Moore Is, Simmons
l, Shupp 6. Shahan and Stump did
not score.
In the preliminary game South
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Ira o. waste Bittinger, announces
the engagement of his daughter,
Kathryn Louise to DR.. Donald r.
Glotfeity, son of MIR and Mrs. Ker-
nit Glotfelty, Accident
Miss waste, a graduate of North
ern High School, is attending the
University Of Maryland, majoring
in Art Education. DR. Glotfelty is
a graduate of the University of
Georgia in veterinary medicine
and is located in this county.
A February wedding is planned.
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Mr.. and Mrs Paul Clark b.
finger, McHenry, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Bon
ME Cheryl, to Robert ID. Wagner,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Wag-
ner, Sr, McHenry.
Miss Bittinger is a senior at
Northern High school. Mr.. Wagner
is employed by his father in the
dairy business.
A summer wedding is being
planned.
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To Attend Implement
Showing In California

Harvey Sanders and Earl J.
Hershman will go to Palm Springs,
California, for an array Of Massey
Ferguson farm and Industrial ma
chinery products, on display there
January II to 20. They are the local
dealers in Oakland
They expect to test drive a new
transmission and see number of
new machinery items.
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CARD OF THANKS

We desire to express our sincere
thanks and appreciation to all our
friends and neighbors for their
kindness and helpfulness follow
ing the death of our husband and
father, the late j. c. Hardesty.
We also express our thanks to
all who sent floral tributes and to
Rev Hartley Wakefield for his
services so kindly rendered.
Wife and Children
ADV 46-1t
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scorers with II points while Orr
was high for Parsons with TO- Also
scoring for Bayard were Rippey
with 5, c. Knots 3, Fulk 8, Bosley
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Wed Half Century

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest w. Murphy
observed their fitch wedding an
niversary Dec. "a, at 2 p. m. with
a renewal of their marriage VOWS
in Salem United Church of Christ
SANITARY IN Frostbure. Rev. George
l.. Wehler officiated with the ring
ceremony.
Mrs. George Griffith, vocalist
sang | Love You Truly, accom-
panied by Mrs. Virgil Atkinson,
organist. The choir and congrega-
ton sang Oh Perfect Love, and
Mrs. Atkinson also played The
Lords Prayer on the chimes dur
ing the ceremony.
Mrs. Forrest Robson was maid of
honor for her sister and Edgar f.
Murphy Sr, was his father best
man. Mrs. Murphy wore a royal
blue street length dress with white
and black accessories with a white
orchid corsage and gold bead
necklace, a gift of her husband.
They were married so years ago
Dec. "a, 1911 in United Church Of
Christ parsonage, in Frostburg, by
the late Rev George E. Metger
with the late Mrs A. E. Metger as
witness.
A reception followed in the
church dining room with Mrs.
Franklin Martens, Mrs. George L.
Weller and Mrs. Edgar Miller as
hostesscs. Mrs. Franklin Martens
and Mrs. Joe Robson made the
wedding cake.
A yellow and white color scheme
was used and the table was cen
tered with a gold and yellow mum
floral piece accompanied with gold
candle holders and yellow candles,
gift from the church board. Mr..
Murphy has been church men,
Der for A years ard served as
treasurer for IS years. He also
served as superintendent for a
number of years.
Mrs. Forrest Robson, sister of
Mrs. Murphy, served the cake and
Mrs. Austin Ramp, another sister,
served the punch and they were
assisted by nieces of Mr.. and Mrs.
Murphy.
The Murphys have been members
of Salem church about 40 years.
Mrs. Murphy is a member of the
Ladies Aid and Helping Hand So
cieties of the church and belongs
to the Miners Hospital Auxiliary
and Frostburg Homemakers. Mr..
Murphy is a member of the church
mems Brotherhood and Jr. QUA
NJ. No. IL.
Mr. Murphy is a son of the
late William and Henrietta Grove
Murphy, Welch Hill, Frostburg and
Mrs. Murphy is the former Lois
Pearl Warwick daughter of the
late Louis and Ida Jane Bancord
Warwick of New Germany They
have one living son, Edgar. R.
Murphy ST.. of Ha3erstoWn, and
three grandchildren of Hagerstown
Approximately 200 guests at
tended with many out of town ones
Mrs Laura B. Michael, aged 81
years, of Westernport, and Mrs.
Emma l.. Hummel, aged 70 years.
of New Germany, only living aunts
of Mrs. Murphy, were there.
On coming to Frostburg in March
1912 Murphy worked a number of
years for Consolidation Coal Co.
at Mines Nos. l and a. June 6, 1922
he started to work for the Kelly
Tire Co. and worked there until
he retired May 30, 1854 They have
resided at 1855 Bowery ST. for the
past 81 years.
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Two Los Angeles newspapers
discontinued publication, leaving
only two others for the city Of
2,500000 people.