The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1962-01-25
A MINUTE
WITH Nj


here. il really blows. We will
concede that point without ar
gument. but / never really rea-
lied how hard II blew until !
happened TO Oyerhesr a coffee
cup conversation this morning
between a couple Of ranchers.
We have all heard the one
about the hen that lsyei the
same egg three times during ?
windstOrm but that one
comes from Texas So we will
leave Il alone. Anyway. ore
rancher claimed that he kicked
the cat out of TIE house Monday
night and the wind blew his boo.
off. His neighbOr four miles
across the range found il next
morning. on his foot, when he
got up,
Just got into the car and was
going to town when the wind
hit" said the other rancher
snow was BLOWN 50 hard ]
couldn't see anything. but l put
'er in gear and started off. After
about ten minutes figured !
must be near the gate and when
rolled the window down TO
take a look. got a lap-full Of
sand and gravel I was head
ed right into the wind when /
started out and DANCED if that
car didn't dig itself right into
the ground"
Is 1t still there?" the other
one asked
Nope" came the ready reply.
Il just set there till the wind
changed"
II will be interesting to OBJ
serve the progress of the investi-
CATION now being initiated TO
look into the Pentagon's alleged
ly muzzling Of military spokes-
men and leaders. Our guess
would be that plenty of back
scratching will be done. and that
If the whole thing is on the up
and up, a lot Of brass britches
will be pretty warm
We have always griped about
the attitude taken by the social
ed wheels Of our nation They
are. in most cases, educated at
the taxpayers expense, paid with
the taxpayers money. and they
spend the taxpayers money like
water making practically all
decisions behind closed doors.
They live in plush quarters and
work in mechanically operated
offices with their every wish and
desire controlled by a panel Of
push buttons at their fingertips.
When Johnny q. gets mad
enough to convince a Senator
or Representative that he should
ask 4 few questions, the answer
usually comes with a rubber
stamp that either reads "Classi-
fled" or Top Secret"
II might be just as we'll II the
locks were taken off the doors
of the innersanctums and guards
sent TO Fort Knox or somewhere
else along with about half
Of the Pentagon policy makers
Their actions and decisions
seem 70 be a secret only TO the
taxpayers. II we want 10 find out
what goes on behind the green
doors or who made the bOner,
our best chance Is TO 60 an I'M
friendly embassy.
Such practices often start at
the local level and follow right
through to the top. Taxpayers
used TO be called peasants e.
what are We today?
j. looks as If ! was wrong in
predicting last week that the
tribal council would not clamp
on a 500 fishing license for the
privilege Of fishing on the reser.
vation-
We are not going to get mixed
up in any argument other than
70 say we think IL was a bad
decision. have talked with a
o few out-of-town sportsmen dur
ing the past week and they do
rot hesitate TO m Ike their point
very clear. II is going to hurt
cur general economy and great
IL widen the riff between the
tribal council and the State Fish
and Game Department. We can't
stand alone, and the sooner we
realize IL, the better for all
Possibly age is taking its toll,
at least I'm getting like grandpa
used 20 be Every time ] s7e
. bare-iegged gal walk by when
the temperature registers below
zero. I just have 10 turn the fur
naee up GRANDPA used 10 shf ke
. his head as he threw another log
on the fire and moan something
about when he was young he
never even got 10 see bare leg