1957-08-01 Char-Koosta News

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August, 195:
(Colleges Enroll Many Students From Flathead Reservation
').' College and government boarding schools are calling a large number of young people from the Flathead Tribe for the school year 1957-58. Some were
j in school last year and before and are returning  for advanced   years,    while others are enrolling for the first. * At the University of Montana will be Janet Lemery, Raymond Louis Dupius
' and Pat Moncure. At the University of Idaho Lyle Decker will enroll. His bro-
. ther, Dale, is planning to attend Oregon Technical School at Oretech, Oregon.
Attending Western Montana college at Pillon will be Richard Barber, Lester Paro, Thomas Swaney, Kay and Carol Dubay, Carl Dupius and Sharon St. Ger-maine will all go to Montana State col-jege at Bozeman. Maria Rae Morrow is a nursing student at Sacred Heart, Spokane, while Thelma Matt and Jackelyn Wheeler are in training at St. Patrick's Hospital in Missoula. Betty Marceau is already enrolled at Modern Business College in Missoula. Barbara Olson will attend Central Washington at Ellensburg; Gordon Wayne Clairmont, Eastern Washington at Cheney. Edwin Madsen has chosen Gonzaga at Spokane. Connie Tapia goes to the Spokane Air Lines School. " Post-graduate students at Haskell Institute will be Tom Gingras, Gerald Clairmont, Wilfred Kenmille and Louis Big-crane.
. There may be other members of the Tribe attending college whose plans have
not come to the attention on the editor or of Agency staff members.
Flandreau boarding school in South Dakota opened August 19 this year to enable the school to close by May 1, 1958. The school will have an extensive building program next year and will need a full four months for completion. The students at Flandreau include, Mary Agnes Woodcock, Joseph M. Finley, Peter Andrew, John Conko, Louis Conko, Bernice Eneas, Eneas Kenmille, Alice Smallsalmon, Martha Gingras, Joe Hawkins, Francis Gingras, Bill McClure, Dan Tenas, and Roger St. Germaine.
Undergraduates at Haskell will be Louise Stasso, Clarice Charlo, Philomene Redcrow, Judy and Beverly Ray, Roger Vanderburg, and Steve Smallsalmon.
The Tongue River Boarding School on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in eastern Montana will have among its en-rollees Marian Antoine, Carol and Patty Hernandez, Sharon Matt, Victoria and Patrick Lozeau, Carol Finley, and Sonia Finley. Going to the Pierre School at Pierre, South Dakota, will be Raymond Santos, Vincent Burrafato, Joanne, Mathilda, and Theodora Gingras, Benjamin Ascencio, and Mildred Conko.
Reginald Dumontier will continue his studies at the University of Montana.
Victor Anthony Charlo, Evaro, a graduate of Loyola High School in Missoula is entering Jesuit Seminary at Sheridan, Oregon, to study for the Priesthood.
P p Robert McCrea Has been elected secrt> tary-treasurer loi the Confederated Salisb Kpotenai Tribal Council. Mr. McCrea will 0 eftic&Uy likm ovjr the duties of the secretary-treasurer! in which capacity he r!Thas "acted temporarily since the death of the^ate1 James J. JSwaney.' Mr. McCrea wds' electefcT'by a Aiajority of the Tribal CouncironJ-JiaIy^l3>, 1957 whereby three other applicants had also filed for the position. The adminstrative work of the Tribal Council is not new to Bob as he has had a number of years of experience in business administrative work despite his age.
Bob attended school at Chemawa, Oregon. He later attended high school in Ro-nan, Montana, and later graduated from Mechanical Arts school in San Francisco. In 1939 Bob worked in the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, D. C, and later moved to Chicago where the Bureau of Indian Affairs had their offces in the Merchandise Mart Building. In 1943 Bob entered the service and was a 2nd SKT 2-c in the U. S. Navy. After'spending three years in the Navy, Bob worked for the Retirement Board, Los Angeles. He later came to Montana and worked for the United States Irrigation Service and the Montana Power until he went to work for the Tribal Council in April of 1955.
Bob has proved his ability and will no doubt be a credit to the organization.
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Superintendent's Comments
I have been encouraged by your editor and chairman of the Tribal Business Council, Walter McDonald to break a " comparative silence that I have kept 'since arriving at the Flathead Reservation'last June with my wife and five . children — Betty,  Jean,  Charles  Jr. (Chuck), Helen and Tommy. , The entire family enjoys living in Dixon where we find excellent neighbors and a
ft summer climate that cannot be excelled S anywhere. I understand the winters are moderate and we intend to enjoy them
Tp members of the Flathead Tribe and ¿7 the Tribal Council I wish to say that | during my short acquaintance you have all lived up to your very fine reputation for friendliness and cooperation, of which ! had heard so much favorable comment before being assigned to this Reservation. My several visits with the Business '.', Council have impressed me with their sincere effort to fulfill their responsibi-members of the tribe in using the resources in a manner that brings
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the people the highest possible returns consistent with good management and conservation practices.
It has been a pleasure to meet those people who have came to my office to do business and visit me. I have also enjoyed visiting with a number of people in their homes and intend to call on many more while I am stationed here. By working together I hope that the Flathead people can make this a better place to live and I know that everyone realizes that very little will ever happen to people or in a community until the people themselves do something about it. One outstanding example of this has been the development of the Christmas tree industry on the reservation. I hope that through your own efforts many more industries, both large and small, will be developed that will afford a year around income. I assure you that you will have the wholehearted cooperation of this administration.
Charles S. Spencer
Indian Operator Buys 29 Million Feet of Timber
The Dupius Brothers Lumber company Plains, on July 29 exercised their Indian preference to meet the high bid for the 29 million feet of timber on the Bas-soo logging unit. The original bid by Dupius Brothers was $31.75 for Ponder-osa pine and $12.75 for fir and larch. Under the Indian preference clause they were able to submit a new bid equal to the high bid of $34.70 for pine and $12.75 for fir and larch. This sale will mean a gross income to the Tribe of approximately $160,000 a year over the next five years. There was a total of four bidders for the timber.
The Dupius Brothers sawmill, a small but efficient one, is located at Dog Lake, about 12 miles southwest of Hot Springs and about 30 miles from the Bas-soo unit. Five million board feet are to be cut from the sale before March 31, 1958.
Bassoo is one of the largest uncut units on the Reservation. The stand is mostly Ponderosa pine of average or better quality. This sale is the first sale on the Reservation where a cruise of the quality of the timber was made. All future sales of timber will be based upon a "Log Grade Recovery" cruise. This type of cruise determines the quality of the stand as well as the quantity of timber present, and is a definite aid in determining the value of the timber to be sold.