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GLACIER NATIONAL I’ARK
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PLAINS INDIAN MUSEUM
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IT W\S l I’ \NI> 1); Av'\ at" the Day linden held in
Browning and sponsored by Clair Davis. Shown at tlit* lop is one
of Hie unsiucesaful Saddle Krone riders inliitL' the dust with a sud
den jolt Center is the champion calf roper who roped and tied his
calf in 14 seconds. Lower picture is an unidentified call roper just
finishing the tie on his calf.
Wheat Growers To Decide
On Marketing Quota June 20
Wheat farmers themselves will
decide whether they waul to use
marketing quotas for their 11158
wheat crop when they vole in the
referendum on June 20. Leo S
Kolstnd. State Agrieultm I St a
hili/.ation and Conservation Ad
udnistrative Officer, said today.
Cerent proclamation nl mar-
IntioU quotas for t* •• 1558 crop
of wheat conforms villi legisla
live directives, Kolsiad explained.
Under the governing legislation,
the Secretary of Aitrieullure
must proclaim marketing quid
as for the next wheal crop when
available supply Is 20 per cent
or more allot e normal. The rx .
timated supply of 1.825 million
bushels, available for the 1057 58
marketing year Is actually 50
per cent above the normal sup
ply of 1.170 million bushels, tints
requiring a marketing quota
proclamation for the 1058 wheat
crop. (The normal supply is
based im estimated domestic
consumption and exports, plus
a 20 per cent carry over allow-1
mice.) ;
(juntas do not become offer
live, however, unless at least two
thirds of the producers voting in
the referendum favor their use.
The outcome of the referendum
will deride the level of price
support for the 1058 crop, as
well as whether quotas and pen- j
allies on “excess" wheal are used
for the crop.
All wheat growers are eligi
ble to vote In the June 20 refer
endum who will share In the 1058
THE GLACIER REPORTER
wheat crop from a farm on which
the wheat acreage to he harvest
id. plus any deserve, will lie
placed in the Soil Hank's wheat
Ac reage deserve, will he mure
than 15 acres.
As in previous years, ballots
in tin- lvliiruluni may In- east
at local polling places, tin* Inca
thin ot w'licli will lie announced
prior to the time of voting. Pro
vision is also made for easting
absentee ballots l»y producers
who will m.I lie present on ref
erendum day in Hu- county where
tlu-y are eligible In vote. Kami
crx who wish further itifrrnuiion
on wheat marketing quotas or
the referc ultim are urged to get
hi touch wit it their County ASC
office.
Sheep Shearing To Get
Under Way Soon
lleservatlon xhecpgrnwors plan
to have shearing nperati ms un
derway by ilic fiist nl June. Con
tractors for some of the work
having already arrived from tile
southwest.
The Finley Sheep Co., will def
inltely begin shearing in two or
Hirer more days, according to
Kay Finley. A heavy yield is in
evidence among the flocks.
Washington sheepmen who graze
their sheep in tills section during
summer and fall, shear before
transporting their flocks from
that state.
Browning, Glacier County, Thursday, June li. 1957
1957 Wheat Price Support
Rate Set At SI.BO Per Bushel
Glacier County's 1957 wheat
price support rate will be SI.BO
per bushel. Chairman Herb Sam
mons of the County Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation
committe has announced. This
rate, which applies to bard red
winter and hard red spring
wheats grading No. 1. is the same
as the 1956 price support rate.
The county rate is based on
tlie minimum national average
support price of $2 per bushel.
It reflects terminal rates less
freight and handling charges
needed to gel tile wheat to ter
initial markets.
A schedule of premiums and
discounts is provided to adjust
the basic county loan rate for
an individual producer's crop.
Twenty-three varieties previous
ly designated as undesirable will
he discounted 20 cents per bush
el and premiums may he paid
on them.
A premium of 1 cent a bushel
will be paid for No. 1 heavy
hard red spring wheat. Pre
miums of 15 cents a bushel are
offered for hard amber durum
and ten cents a bushel for am
ber durum. These are reduced
from last year and reflect the in
Freeman A. Daley l
Dies of Heart
Ailment Sunday
Funeral service for Freeman |
A Daley. 68. Glacier County Sur
veyor. were conducted Wednes
day at 2 p. m. in Cut Bank.
Mr. Daley, well known and
highly respected resident of Gla
cier county for many years, died
of a heart condition Sunday
morning in the Cut Bank hospit
al. He had been ill only two
days.
Bom at Madison, Minn., Jan
uary 7. 1889. he lived at Cho
teau and Costa Mesa. California
before coming to Glacier county
in 1939.
He was married to Patti Cara
dine in Choteau on August 17.
1915. and graduated from the
Montana State College at Boze
man. in 1912 with a degree of
Civil Knginccr.
He was appointed county sur
veyor last summer to fill the!
unexpired term of his son. John,
who resigned.
He is survived by his widow,
two sons. John of Helena and
Marcus, of Sherman Oaks, Calif.;
a daughter. Mrs. Mary Smart of
Laurel, and two brothers and
two sisters.
Services were conducted in
the First Presbyterian church
with interment in the Crown Hill
Cemetery at Cut Bank.
West End 4-H
Group Presents
Music American!
A large crowd attended the
variety show. “Music Americana"
which was held Tuesday night.
May 28 at the Browning High
School auditorium, presented by
tlie Glacier County Wcxtcnd 4-H
< 'lulls to raise money for the 4-l(
Camp fund.
The program consisted of
dances and songs that depicted
types of American music front
the early American Indian danc
es, to the present day trend to
ward ‘rock and roll" and calypso
music.
Solos were sung by Konnle Al
lison and Larry Paisley. Duets
were sung by Lloyd and Merlin
llulherford., Bonnie Smith and
Gloria Bouxhie.
A novelty singing act was pre
sented by the "Watson Sisters"—
Vera House. Helen Shurr and
Donna l.a Sorte. A pantomime
of two of A 1 Jolson's sings was
very well done by Mary llptiam
as was a take-off on Elvis Pres
ley by Mary Lou Stephenson.
Two Fast Glacier girls showed
tlie Charleston type of dance.
Large groups p: rtieipating In
square dances, songs, etc., were
Hie Pontrcslma Beavers. Little
Sweet Pine Boys Club, Busy
flees, Heart Butte and Birch
Creek Clubs. Babb Boosters,
Starr School Da icers. the club
led by Mr. and Mrs. Polite Pep
ion. and Hi" Frowning club led
liy Mrs I. is Grissom.
Ollier 411 leaders not men
tioned before who helped with
the program were Karl Old Per
son, Mr. and Mrs. Abe Wllllam-
creasing supply of durum wheal
Protein premiums dependent on
the protein content are also of
sered.
Soft red winter wheat and
white wheat (cxrcpt the vani
ties Baart and Hiucstemi will hr
discounted 2 cents a bushel in
Western Montana counties. Tin
red durum discount at 20 cents
per bushel is the same as last
year.
Mixed wheat will he discounted
from 2 to 15 cents pec bushel,
depending on Hie moisture The
same discounts as last year ap
ply for grades below No i or
garlicky or smutty wheat The
grade discounts are 1 cent tor
No. 2; 3 cents for No. 3; 6 cents
for No. 4 or No. 5 because of
containing durum or red dur
urn.
To be eligible for price sup
port in 1957, the wheat offered
must have been produced on a
farm which is in compliance
with its farm acreage allotment
and the producer offering the
wheat must be eligible to re
ceive a wheat marketing cer
tificate on all other farms in
which lie has an interest in the
wheat crop.
Girl Scout Community
Committee Hold Final
Meeting of Season
The Girl Scout Community
Committee held their final meet
-1 ing for this year with a dinner
in Todd's banquet room. Twenty
two members were present. Ap
preciation was expressed to Mrs.
Marge Bennett who has been a
dedicated Girl Scout Leader.
Much has been accomplished
through her efforts. As the Ben
netts arc leaving to establish a
new home in Vale, Michigan,
their many friends regret their
leaving but wish them hafipiness
in their new home.
Plans for Girl Scout Camp
were formulated. This camp
will be July 7-1 Ith at the Walton
Camp ground. It will be primi
tive camping with the girls liv
ing in tents and doing their own
rooking. About 30 girls have
signed to attend
Mrs. Harris railed a meeting
of the counsellors for June sth
at which time details of the
program will lie worked out.
The committee wishes to thank
the Monarch Lumber Co. for
their donation ot pai it for
Friendship House and the
Browning Mercantile for a dona
tion of plastic material for up
holstering the chairs and for a
table cloth.
The Community Committee
will meet again next September
at which time officers will be
elected and plans will be made
for a new and bigger year of girl
scouting.
HOWARD JOHNSON TO
SUCCEED SPENCER
Howard Johnson, Kxlcnsion
Supervisor at Navajo, will re
place Superintendent Spencer
at the Blaekfeet Agency on or
about June 23. Johnson is a
graduate of Colorado A Ik M.
Before he went into the Indian
Service he was in the Soil Con
servation Service in the South
west.
VACATION SCHOOL
Six Sisters of Charity from
Leavenworth. Kansas, are eon
ducting Vacation School at
Browning and Fast Glacier.
The classes opened Monday
June 3rd. and will cotinuc thru
Friday. June 14th Over sixty
children are in the First Com
munion class.
The Sisters are living in the
home of Mrs. Clara Schmidt and
are being taken care of by the
l-adies of the Little Flower Altar
Society.
son. Duane liutlierrord. Tommy
Rutherford. Mrs Nora Lukin.
Merlin Crawford. Katherine
Brown. John Norris, Mr. and
Mrs. Justice Sharp and Rod and
Bernice Paisley.
Winners of the door prizes
were Marjorie Hughes of Cut
Bank, student group; and Roy
Doorc of Browning, adult group.
The progrant was roneluded
with the singing of the Grand
Finale by all the members who
participated in the program.
The song was "We're Looking
Over a Four Leaf Clover," a
song telling of the meaning of
the four It's in the club aynthul.
Sept. Charles Spencer Transfers
To Flathead Agency Post At Dixon
American Legion
Baseball Team
Holds First Practice
The American Legion base-hall
got under way last week with
most nt t tie hoys from last years
| learn reporting for practice
j Most nl ttu- practice schedule
consists of hitting and fielding
j Wednesday. June Stic a practice
game is scheduled with tile Starr
| School bunch to help gain ex
perience before the regular I.c
jgion schedule begins. Sunday.
| June 9th. when Sunburst comes I
'to Browning to play the first
league game of the season.
flame time is scheduled for 2:30
p tn and everybody is welcome
to come out and back the boys in
their first game No admission
is charged
The hoys reporting for regular
practice are Rocky Douglas, Tom
jWhitford. Leon Nunez, Gary
Monroe. George Armstrong. Case
(’obeli Bonnie I.newen. Burt
Horn. Darrell Horn. Dennis Ste
venson. David Desltosier. If no
other hoys show up for practice
this will he the regular roster
of the Legion team.
Several of the hoys arc start
ing to hit the ball good for so
early in the season and if this
is a good indication, they should
make a good showing during
the coming season.
The Browning Youth Program
got under way this week with
about 20 hoys reporting. This
is a big disappointment from
the number of signers on a paper
passed during school on which
there were about 70 boys signed
up for baseball alone.
All boys and girls are encour
aged to come out and enjoy a
program designed for your ben
efit
If no others report, a team
from the present members will
be organized and games from
! the surrounding tow ns w ill he
scheduled and played
Columbia Falls has already
asked for some games with boys
of the age group 12 to 15 and a
schedule is in the process
Tiber Dam Provides
Trout Fishermen With
Good Opening Catches
Tiber I): ni near Shelby and
Chester oi I'oolo county was a
fisherman's paradise on opening
day of trout season. Approxi
mately 1.75(1 fishermen were
counted and an estimated tutal
of 5.000 rainbow trout were pull
ed from the new impoundment
on May 26.
According to a report from
Xols Thoreson. fisheries biolo
gist of the Montana Fish and
Game department, the average
length of fish caught measured
slightly over eleven inches and
weighed half a pound.
Airplane counts, made by the
department, showed that more
than 7(H) ears were at the lake
and over 300 boats were in use.
Walter M. Mien, superintend
ent of fisheries, said that this
is the first year that fish have
developed to rntchablc si/.e at
the opening of the season in the
Tiller impoundment Although
tlie dam was opened to fishing
last year the trout were stilt
quite small and by the time they
reached average size in the fall,
the 1056 season came to a close.
Montana's first major stream
rehabilitation project on the
Marins got under way in August
of 1955 when the Montana Fish
and Game Department undertook
to remove all goldeyes and carp
from tln- Marias drainage above
Tiber dam.
Approximately 7,000,000 rain
hows were planted through the
use of the department airplane-
In ten air drops to replace the;
large number of rough fish for
merly found in this area.
Birch Creek Rodeo
Set For June 16 !
The annual Birch Creek Jack-
Pot Rodeo will lie held at 1 p in.
June Hi. 12 miles north of Du
puyer on Highway 89. Hud Wet
zel is president of the Birch
Creek Club and John Hall is vice
president.
■ Blaekfeet Indian Agency Su
perintendent, Charles S Spencer,
has been transferred to the
Flathead Indian \gcm-y at lii\
mi. Montana, when- lie will a
sume Ins duties on the lli:li of
June.
He will replace Forest It
Stone, former Flathead Indian
Agency Slip! win, retired in
May
Spencer fiist came to the
Bta.-kle.-t \gein y on September
1. 195-4 1 1 win Standing dock Ag
'•IK> in North Dakota where tie
had been employed for two and
a half years. Previous to that
time he was Soil Conservation
6. N. Announces
Summer Schedule
Effective June 9th there will
he changes in train schedules.
The Empire Builder Trains
31 ami 32 will leave and arrive
Chicago. St Paul. Seattle and
Portland on their present sched
ules.
Adjustments in the schedule
nf Train 31 will he made at al
all stations between Wolf Point
and Spokane, arriving and leav
ing all of these stations a few
minutes earlier.
The schedule of Train 32 will
be adjusted at all stations from
Wenatchee to Fargo, inclusive,
arriving and leaving most sta
tions a few minutes earlier.
The Western Star will operate
on a summer schedule between
Chicago and Seattle effective
June 9th and will not he consol
idated with trains 27 and 28 be
tween Wiliiston and Spokane.
The following is the schedule of
Mail Trains 27 and 28. and West
ern Star Trains 3 and 4 at
Browning, effective June !>th
Westbound. No. 27 arrive 7.24
a in. No. 3 arrive 11:50 a m
Fa.-thound: No. 4 arrive 5:12 p.
nv (Condition at stop:. No. 28
arrive 7 23 p m.
George Bramnicr of Great Falls
spent Tuesday in fishing in the
Browning vicinity, lie was an
overnight guest at the home of
Mr and Mrs. Milo Fields. Monday
evening.
Charlie Russell Contest Still
Causing Confusion For Artists
With the completion of his 7-(
foot model statue of Charlie
Bussell. Hob Scriver. local artist
and sculptor, took his statue to
Helena. Tuesday, where lie en
tered it in the stale-w ide contest
for the selection of a statue of
Montana's famous artist tu lie
1 a
Bob Scriver** Entry
BLACKFEET CRAFT ASSN.
ELECTS OFFICERS
At the annual meeting of the
Blaekfeet Arts and Crafts \sxoe .
Craft Council met last Saturday,
at which time Mae Williamson
was elected president: Mary Mor
gan, Vice-president, and Annie
Calf Looking, secretary-treasur
er. Attendance was 20. The
craft shop, located at St Marys,
will open Its season's operations
June 20.
You can't buck the future—
you've got to Itccomc a part of it
I OFFICIAL PAPER FOR
TIIE TOWN OF BROWNING
Single Copy 10c
ist at the Wind River reservation
for ten years. Prior to that tie
had been Extension \gent at the
western Shoshone reserv at ion
at Owyhee, Nevada tor 7 ye.u s
tits potlal assignment vv a.
marie m June. 1931. as a farm
agent oil the Crow reservation
where he remained for 4 years
before transferring to western
Shoshone Ile had 26 V .-at . 01
tie.- lii.loan Service
In an interview wdh Supl
Spencer tie slid that In- lias
many regrets in leaving the
Blaekfeet where in- leels In- lias
made many friends. IBs chief
reason for being transferred from
the Blaekfeet reservation is that
thr- Flathead Agency is located
conveniently to Montana State
t niversjty where los children
will no doubt enter college in
the future Spencer has two
hoys and 3 girls: Betty 2b. Jean.
18, Charles. Jr 16. Helen. 12. and
Tommy, lb
Both members of the Tribe and
people who have worked close
ly with Superintendent Spencer
will miss the congenial smile and
the gracious and hospitable man
ner wi'h which In- received all
visitors to the Agency office.
Two of tlie children are now in
college and another vv ill enter
this fall.
Melzner and Spencer were in
ducted into the Blaekfeet Tribe
in December. 1954.
Superintendent Spencer was
given the nauit Big Plume" itj-
Mulik Sa-Papci i in December.
1954. According to 0.-te of the
prominent Blaekfeet Indians,
the interpretation of the name,
which is a great one. nu-jiis "He
who is a Chief—the father of all
the Blaekfeet: in fact, the whole
tribe. The Blaekfeet people tin
all his children. '
The name Big Plume belonged
to a famous Blaekfeet Chief years
t ago. According to Blaekfeet
tradition, an Indian name is not
just given to anyone The names
are handed down from genera
tions past and those upon whom
i a name has been bestowed must
be worthy nl tlie name—proving
the high esteem tlie Blaekfeet
people held for Superintendent
Spencer, as father of their reser
vation.
4 _
placed in the National Statu
ary Hall of Fame in Washington.
I) C
Working long hours, night and
day. in Ins own words, "piactu
ally knocked himself out.' to
meet the previously announced
deadline date of June Slit, only
to find upon his arrival in I lei
ena that the deadline date had
been extended to June 14
Scriver. Evelyn Gale, of Chi
nook and Bill Gebhardl of Cm
rail, who arrived at the same time
with their entries, claimed they
had never received any notice
to that effect. Boss Toole of
the State Historical Society said
a release had In an sent to v at
ions newspapers and adequate
notice had been given all art
tsts.
Conduct of the contest has been
a bungled and controversial at
fair from tin- start, and it appears
that a lack of competent and co
operative management -.'ill pta
vails with hints of "niggers m
the woodpile" still evltistjni;
The public, as well as tile eon
lesion!« are thoroughly ih.:in-t
e.l with the conduct o| the .ill.or
i —all of which could have been
avoided thru propel I I aliens
Si-river's eiimpleti-d model is
shown above as it app - iri-d Jim
before transporting it to Helena
Tuesday
AGED INDIAN LADY SAYS
BIROS SING IN TONGUE
OF BLACKFEET INDIANS
Birdlife has played a notable
part in the way of life of th
Blaekfeet. having sung through
the years melodies m the Indian
tongue.
Though to white people, the
meadowlark's song is one en
l tlrely of mi-lodie expression, to
Hu* Blaekfeet it Is the statement
in Indian wolds- Ne tu kn my <
ski stu ki. In Hie whit email's
language II means: 'My slstei
has brown skin