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GATEWAY TO
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
AND HOME OF THE
PLAINS INDIAN MUSEUM
Volume 27, No. 14
Softball Team Managers Asked
To Enter Teams By June 14
All softball managers interest '
ed in entering teams in the
Browning Softball League are
encouraged to contact Roy Buf
falo, director of the summer
Youth program, before June 14.
League play has been schedul
ed to begin Monday evening
June 17 at 6 p.m. At that time
Calvin Clark's Bombers are
scheduled to meet Starr School,
and a team from the Govern
ment Square has been scheduled
to meet a club to be organized
under the management of Frank
Greco from the town of Brown
ing.
Present proposed plans have
been made for six teams to be
entered in the league so that en
tries from Glacier Park, Badger
Creek, Heart Butte or any other
place may be accepted who
make first appearance.
League games have been plan
ned for Monday and Wednesday
evenings. Friday will be left
open for practice and make-up
games.
Entry fees will be held at a
minimum in the hope that there
will be sufficient funds to be
used for cash prizes for the
league winner and the play-off
champion.
Managers ot the first game in
the evening may be expected to
umpire for the second game and
vice-versa. •
Buffalo said that rules and
regulations would be given the
managers as soon as he has been
contacted. He said he hoped to
see a 100 per cent interest shown
in the league. However, if inter
est proved lacking he would at
tempt to get enough teams from
the city of Browning to make up
a six team league.
Numbers will be given each
manager to represent each team
and date of play, he said.
Starr School Faacy Dancers Perform
For Helena American Legion Auxiliary
The Starr School Fancy Dan
cer* performed June 8 at the
Elks Club in Helena for the La
dies' Legion Auxiliary Club.
Their performance there stem
med from an invitation by Glad
ys Carpenter. President of the
Ladies' Legion Auxiliary Club.
Earl Oldperson. Tribal Coun
cilman and Narrator for the
Starr School Fancy Dancers
group, accompanied eight dan
cers and four singers. Dancers
who made the trip were Kenneth
Scabbyrobe, Herman Whilegrass.
Robert Bearmedicine, Roy Lee
Oldperson, Julie Ann Scabby
robe, Yvonne Dustybuli. Barbara
Jean Takesgun and Eleanor
Heavyrunncr. The singers in
cluded George Oldperson. Victor
Runningcrane, Joe Scabbyrobe.
and Joe Bearmedicine.
One of the interesting features
of the performance was the nar
ration of the background for
each dance by Earl Oldperson.
The Grass Dance is one of the
most common of all Biackfeet
dances. Other tribes as well a*
the Blackfeet perform this dance
which had its origin with the
eastern Indians from the Dako
tas. Oldperson said this dance
has been called in different
ways. Some Indians refer to it
as the War Dance. Central State
Indians call it "The Omaha."
The Blackfeet call it “The Gras*
Dance."
The Owl Dance is a social
dance on the reservation per
formed by both the male and fe
male members of the Blackfeet
tribe. Oldperson said Ibis dance
I* similar to the white brother's
Walts and Two-Step.
The Squaw Dance was origin
ated by the Blackfeet and is one
of the oldest of the Blackfeet
Indian dances. It is usually per
formed by women although some
men have been known to dance
it.
tn the past when this dance
was first originated it was looked
upon as a ceremonial dance. Just
anyone could not participate in
the dance unless he met certain
requirements and qualifications.
As time pased, however, all
were permitted to participate
who cared to do so.
The Indian Fox-Trot is not un
like the white man's fox trot.
The Hoop Dance is strictly an
exhibition danee. This dance was
the outstanding performance of
the Starr Dancers program and
has been the highlight of each
performance because of Its or
iginality. Young Kenneth Scab
byrobe has not received any
training In learning to dance the
THE GLACIER REPORTER
Glacier Park Company
Completes $700,000
Improvement Project
EAST GLACIER PARK —
Special) — Skilled workers from
the area surrounding Glacier
National Park were lauded today
by the Glacier Park company.
“All the hotels are going to
open Saturday, and the big rea
son is the efficiency and co-oper
ation of these Montana men,” de
clared Roy McLaen, who has
been superintending the vast re
furbishing program in the park.
McClaen declared more than
100 have worked on special jobs
in the $700,000 project this
spring.
“We've had men from Cut
Bank, Columbia Falls, Conrad,
Kalispell, Browning, Great Falls,
Babb, Whitefish and a lot of
other towns near by," said Mc-
Claen.
''They're carpenters, painters,
laborers, plasterers, glass men
and other workmen — and they
are tops.”
Close co-operation with the un
ions in the area has made it
easy, McClaen said.
Montana men worked on the
refurbishing program which in
cluded all the Glacier Park com
pany's lodging units —the Gla
cier Park Lodge, the Many Gla
cier, Lake McDonald and Prince
of Wales hotels, and the Rising
Sun and Swiftcurrent motor
inns.
All will be ready for the sea-‘
son Saturday.
Longer culverts and wider
bridges are being installed to
replace two highway 2 bridges
at Blackfoot.
Hoop Dance.
The Rabbit Dance originated
with Indians near and around
the Polson area and is classed
a* one of the few fancy Indian
dances.
The Brave Dog Dance has al
ways been a religious dance. In
order to be a member of the
Crazy Dog Society one had to
be a chosen member. This dance
has been a demonstration of the
Blackfeet people's anticipation
for some good thing to happen. It
is a dance of prayer and is usu
ally performed during an en
campment.
The Dove Dance was originally
a n old Blackfeet ceremonial
dance, performed by those who
hsd a great honor in their war
paths, victories, etc. It has been
a dance significant of bravery
and courage. It is performed by
men only with the use of bow*
and arrows.
The Starr School Fancy Danc
ers have made arrangements to
go to Eureka in the near future
accompanied by narrator Earl
Oldperson in connection with a
performance there for the Eu
reka Rodeo Club.
Burka Hamby Sells
Business Interest
Burke Hamby has sold his
lease and interest in the Carter
Service Station, across from the
Polka Dot Drive-in, to Jim and
Kay Hoyt who took over the
operation last Saturday.
In other business transfers
Hamby also sold his holding* in
the new garage constructed last
fall to Kenny Vaile who ha* been
foreman for a number of years.
Hamby plans to leave for Den
ver, Colorado in the near future
where he intend* to continue the
profession of Engineer drafts
man in which he was formerly
engaged before coming to Brown
ing.
Mrs. Hamby, who operates the
Drive-In, will not accompany
Burke to Denver now, but will
remain here during the summer
season to operate her business,
and Join her husband in Colo
rado next fall.
Billings officials, Charles
Schramm, Land Operations offi
cer; M. A. Johnson, assistant
Area Director, and Ralph Ward
of the MRBI project were at the
Blackfeet agency on business
Wednesday and Thursday of this
week.
Browning, Glacier County, Thursday. June 13, 1957
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COACHES RECEIVE TRAVEL REFUNDS at the Field House of
the Montana State University at Missoula during the 51st Inter
scholastic May 17-18, 1957. Left to right, John Stachlc, Associate
Professor of Education; George Millis, Assistant Professot of
Education; Thomas Matteson, Browning Coach; John Check. Coach.
Anaconda.
Browning Chamber Of Commerce Will
Sponsor Miss Indian America Contestant
Great Falls Driver
Injured In Highway
Accident At E. Glacier
Alfred Lencioni, 36, of Great
Falls, suffered severe lacerations
and bruises when his car missed
a sharp curve four miles west of
East Glacier Sunday morning
and plunged over the enbank
ment.
Lencioni was traveling east at
about 3 a.m. when the accident
happened and wandered around
in a semidazed condition for
nearly two hours bcfgorc he was
picked up by a Canadian tour
ist and brought to Dr. King's
office in Browning for treatment.
According to state highway
patrolman. Frank Hulbert, the
curve is the same one on which
three teen agers were killed last
July 4th, and on which 10 lives
have been lost during the past
10 years.
Lencioni was treated by Dr.
King and taken to the hospital
in Cut Bank.
Consumer Magazine
Editor to Publicize
Indian Days Event
David Elliot, editor of the In
ternational Consumer Magazine
for all of Western Canada with
headquarters at Winnipeg. Mani
toba. Canada, visited in Brown
ing Wednesday of last week. He
was in quest of information
about the North American In
dian Days Celebration to be held
in Browning. Montana August
16 through the 19th.
In an interview with Mr. Elliot,
he said that he would like to
advertise this coming event in
the International Consumer mag
azine. He said at periodic inter
vals he has advertised Browning,
its adjacent location to Glacier
National Park, and its many at
tractions in his magazine. He
also said he would welcome any
future information about Brown
ing for publication.
While here Elliott visited at
the Glacier Reporter office, the
local Blackfeet Tribal Business
office and discussed the Indian
Days Program at great length
with Theodore Ijisl Star. He
said he would also contact Iliff
McKay. Secretary of the North
American Indian Days program.
BROWNING LIBRARY TO
OBSERVE SUMMER HOURS
According to Mrs Roy Buffalo.
Browning librarian, effective
Monday, June 17. the Browning
library will not be open evenings
during the summer months.
Library hours will be from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Saturday, except with the excep
tion of holiday* when it will be
closed. Evening hours will again
be resumed September Ist.
SPENCER TO BB HONORED
Superintendent Charles Spen
cer will be the guest of honor at
a Potluck Dinner given by the
National Federal io i of Federal
Employees at T.o Medicine,
June 16. Superintendent Spencer
plans to leave for his new post
at the Flathead Agency. Dixon.
Montana, on June 18th.
The Black feet Tribal Business
Council at a recent meeting ap
proved budget* to care for the
needs of fire suppression which
has been handled through the
Agency Forestry Department
and and for the Agency Revolv
ing Credit Department.
The Browning Chamber of
Commerce at a recent meeting
voted to sponsor an Indian Prin
cess Beauty Contest to be held in
connection with the Annual
Browning Rodeo, July 4th
Three prizes have been plan
ned in connection with the con
test for the first, second and
third place winners. All contest
ants will be judged in accord
ance with the rules of the Sheri
dan Indian Days program.
The lucky winner of the con
test will be given an opportunity
to compete at Sheridan. Wyo
ming for the Miss Indian Ameri
ca V Title at the All American
Indian Days celebration to be
held there in August This has
been the first contest of its kind
held in this area.
At Sheridan, the Inter-Tribal
Ceremonial Association of Gal
lup, New Mexico, for the fourth
year, will present a silver and
turquoise necklace valued at
more than SI,OOO to the winner
of the Miss Indian America con
test.
This contest highlights the All
American Indian Days at Sheri
dan. The necklace is hand-made
by Zuni silversmiths and the
handcrafted blossoms arc those
of the pomegranate which the
Zunis adopted from early Span
ish designs brought to this coun
try by the Conquistadores. More
than 200 turquoise settings are
in the silver filagree.
Governor Simpson of Wyo
ming will present the award to
Miss Indian America V.
The Inter-tribal Ceremonial
association is a New Mexico state
agency which stages a mammoth
Indian show at Gallup every
year.
Earl Oldperson Invited
To MC Indian Pageant
At Elgin, Illinois
In an interview with Earl Old
person. Blackfeet Tribal Busi
ness Councilman who is also
narrator for the Starr school fan
cy Dancers program, it was
learned he has received an invi
tation from Carl 11. Parlasca of
Elgin. Illinois to act as master of
ceremonies for an Indian pa
geant, "The Song of Hiawatha."
This pageant he said would be
held there next week. Elgin is
located 45 miles west of Chicago.
This is not the first time that
Oldperson has taken an active
part in this program. He said he
has been in Elgin three times in
the past for the same purpose.
Patricia Faught Among
CWC Graduates
Miss Patricia Eaught, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. 11. L. Faught of
Browning, was among the 174
graduates who received their
Associate in Arts degree at the
48th annual commencement ex
ercises held recently at Colorado
Woman's College in Denver.
During her two years on the
CWC campus. Patricia was ac
tive in the Student Christian As
sociation and served as secretary
of the Bit and Spur club. She
lived in Foote Hall dormitory
and majored in business.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO
MEET NEXT WEDNESDAY
The Browning Chamber of
Commerce will hold a general
meeting Wednesday evening at
8 o'clock In the Methodist church
dining room, according to Earl
Eastwood, president.
This will be the last meeting
to be held during the summer
months. Meetings will be an
nounced in the fall.
Summer Youth Program
Outlined By Committee
Marv Sparrell To
Head County Fair
Board This Year
The Glacier County Fair Board
met last Thursday. June 6 with
Co. Agent. John O. Tolliver, act
ing chairman. An election was
held and the following persons
were elected: Marvin Sparrell,
chairman; Kandy Manuel, vice
chairman; Robert La Fromboise,
secretary, and A. M. Greenshield,
treasurer.
Mr. Tolliver announced to the
board that it would be necessary
to raise money for fair expenses
this year. After some discussion
it was decided to appoint a so
liciting committee in order to
raise the necessary funds. A. M.
Greenshield was named chair
man of the committee for the
Browning vicinity, and Mrs.
George Corregeaux was named
chairman of the soliciting com
mittee for the Cut Bank area.
The rest of the meeting was
centered around discussing
painting and general improve
ment of the fair buildings.
The next regular meeting will
be July 16 at 8 p.m. at the court
house in Cut Bank.
Browning Youth
Killed In California
Highway Accident
Karl Brown. 19 year old son of
Charlotte Brown Roy and Phillip
Roy. local residents, was killed
in a car accident last Saturday
night near Alturos. California. It
was not known whether there
were any other occupants in the
car at the time of the accident.
Brown is survived by his par
ents. Charlotte and Phillip Roy.
a sister. Theo Hall, local USPHS
Hospital employee, another sis
ter. Ardis Brown Hall, and other
relatives.
Brown had just recently visi
ted his parents here before re
turning to California. His body
was forwarded here Wednesday
and funeral services will be held
Friday with the Beck Funeral
Home in charge of arrange
ments.
Little Activity
Reported On
Area Oil Front
Little or no activity has been
reported during the past week
in drilling operations in this
area, other than normal progress.
At Babb the Gulf and Pan
American ran a pipe to a depth
of 12.777 feet in the No. 1 Tribal
and coring is under way past the
12.000 foot level in the Madison
formation.
At the Continental Wildcat 12
miles north of Browning pro
gress is continuing at a fast
pace by the use of air drilling
They arc reported at about 6.500
feet
Schi-duled to go 11.000 unless
production is forthcoming at a
shallower depth, tests will be
made in the Devonian.
Two new wildcats have begun
drilling in the newly established
Blackfoot Pool in northern Gla
cier county, near the Canadian
(Mirder. One new wildcat was
also staked southeast of the pool
New wells are Kullberg &<)tt
house. No. 2 Tribal. SE Lot 9.
2 37N NW.
L. W. Winkler A- Son No. 1-A
Tuma NE SE SE 937N5W.
Marjorie Smith And
Gary Delaney Married
Miss Marjorie Louise Smith
and Gary Monroe Delaney were
united in marriage recently in
St. Mary Immaculate church. St.
Marics. Idaho. The bride is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Elmer
,1. Smith Sr.. St. Maries. Idaho
and Mr. Delaney is the son of
George Delaney of Spokane.
Washington.
After a reception in the parish
hall the couple left on a short
trip through the Inland Empire.
They are living In Missoula.
’ Plans for a summer daytime
Youth Program schedule to be
come effective June 17 was an
nounced at a meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Brown
ing Youth Club held at the
Blackfeet Tribal Office Monday
evening. June 10.
Browning Youth Club officers
include Robert LaFromboisc.
Chairman; Frank Greco. Vice
Chairman; Iliff McKay. Treasur
er. and Bonnie Olney. Secretary
Blackfeet Cattle
Pool Sign-Up Gets
Under Way Soon
The 1957 Cattle Pool sign-up
will begin this week for all stock
operators who have sizeable cat
tle and who wish to offer them
for bids.
As in previous years, both In
ian and white operators who!
wish to market their cattle col
lectively are given the opportun
ity to do so through the Black
feet Indian Co-operative Cattle
sale.
Sign-up for this sale may be
made beginning this week at the
Revolving Credit office at the
Blackfect Indian Agency.
The Tribal Credit Committee,
who act under the authority of
the Blackfeet Tribal Corpor
ation. met this week and ex
pressed hope that the Calf Pool
bids may be opened at an earlier
date this year, possibly on July
17.
Bids have been previously
opened on August 17 of each
year for all steer calves, yearling
heifers contracted through the
Pool.
Browning Schools Get
New Protective Fencing
A new fence is being built a
round the Browning Public
schools. Constructed with 6 inch
pressure treated posts and four
inch railings, spaced at eight foot
intervals. The job is both stur
dy and decorative, and the pur
pose of the fence is both for pro
tection and beautification with
the style of the fence matching
the architecture.
The Browning Public Schools
has the largest grass area in
Browning, and through the ex
pedience of a well-built fence it
is hoped this area will be protect
ed.
Bill Anderson and Clarence No
Runner are constructing the
fence. Contemplated in the fu
ture is a cyclone type fence to
run the entire south and west
boundaries of Blocks 36 and 37.
Russell Memorial Museum
Approves Scriver’s Model
Word has been received from
the Charles Russell Memorial
Museum at Great Falls that they
have accepted Bob Scriver’s
model statue of Russell for exhi
bition and will also handle the
sale of the two foot high models
in that area.
Posthumous Award
To Honor Sally Stone
The Gamelin pin. highest
award of the Columbus School
of Nursing, will go posthumous
ly. to Sally Ann Stone, formerly
of Browning.
Miss Stone, nursing school sen
ior died last August. Iler scho
lastic and clinical achievements
would have assured her the
Gamelin honor, had she lived, so
her instructors and classmates
requested the award be made
posthumously to her.
WEATHER FORCES
POSTPONEMENT
OF BASEBALL GAMES
The American baseball game
scheduled with Sunburst to be
played here last week was re
scheduled for Monday but after
two innings was called because
of rain. There was no score.
The game will be scheduled
again later in the season.
Tonight the team will go to
Shelby, weather permitting, und
to Oilmont next Sunday
OFFICIAL PAPER FOR
THE TOWN OF BROWNING
Single Copy 10c
The following schedule has
been planned for the hours of
1 p.m. to 5 p m and 630 p m to
9 p.m.
S u n d a y—American Legion
Baseball League game at home
and away.
Monday—l p.m. to 3 pm —
baseball for boys—ages 10 to 15
1 pin. to 3 pin—Softball for
boys—ages 6 to 9.
Girls will be scheduled for
tennis. archery and softball
when the courts are finished
and the interest is shown, from
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Six p m to 8:30 p.m—Soft
ball City league games.
Six-thirty p m. to 9 p.m—Leg
ion practice.
Tuesday—l p.m. to 3 p.m.—
Baseball for boys—ages 10 to 15.
One p.m. to 3 p m.—Softball
for boys—ages 6 to 9
Three p.m to 5 p m—Archery
for boys—ages 6 to 15
For girls, same as Monday
Six thirty pm. to 9 pm —
Legion and City softball practice.
Wednesday schedule the same
as Monday.
Thursday—One p.m to 3 p.m.
—Baseball for boys—ages 10 to
15
One p.m. to 3 p m—Softball
for boys—ages 6 to 9
Three p.m. to 8 30 p m —Amer
ican Legion League game at
home and away.
Friday—One p.m. to 3 p in —
baseball for boys—ages 10 to 15
One p.m. to 3 pin—Softball
for boys—ages 6 to 9
Three p.m to 5 p.m—Archery
for boys—ages 6 to 15.
Six p.m to 830 p:n — City
softball practice and makeup
games.
Six thirty p m. to 9 p in —Leg
ion baseball practice.
Saturday—No activity
This schedule will be subject
to changes which may be an
nounced from t.me to time as
the need arises. It is hoped that
there will be a large turnout
from all the boys and girls in the
community.
Particular emphasis will be
placed on the encouragement of
enough youngsters to turn out
in order that it will be possible
to organize league play in some
of the activities.
It was also announced that for
the time being the Browning
Youth Center will continue to be
open three times a week—
Wednesdays. Fridays and Satur
day nights of each week. Chap
erones for this week will In
members of the Blackfeet Tribal
Business Council and for the
next week the American Legion.
Should bad weather make it
I necessary, all daytime activities
will be carried on indoors at the
Community Hall.
. The board of directors paid
high tribute to Scriver’s talent
and ability as a sculptor, expres
sing their opinion that Bob's sta
tue was the most natural ami
life-like work they had yet seen
The Charlie Russell contest,
instituted on a state wide level
to find the most realistic and
lifelike work in sculpturing, for
tile selection of a statue of Rus
sell to be placed in National
Statuary Hall of Fame in Wash
ington. D.C, has been a highly
controversial issue from the be
ginning and more fuel was added
to the fire with the recent an
nouncement that the previously
set judging date of .lune 5. as it
was more or less indetmitcly
established, had been imlelinite
ly postponed in order to permit
other artists to complete their
entries.
Three contestants, including
Scriver. were in Helena with
their entries on the presumed
final date, only to be Informed
that the deadline had been ex
tended.
From all indications it would
be adjudged that the contest is
not entirely flawless and Is a
much muddled up affair giving
cause to much disgust and sus
picion.
However, proof of Browning's
local sculptor's ability is evi
deuced in the acceptance of his
work by the Russell Museum,
and that alone is a great honor
. . . fur who knew Russell better?