Show Marion Marlon Brando BIando Here Aids Acids Indian Council Marlon Brando one of Hot Hot- Hollywood's lywood's great dramatic act act- actors actors ors and star of the classic Mutiny on the Bounty was in Vernal FrIday mornIng When we Introduced our our- ourselves ourselves selves lie he was finishIng a late breakfast at 7 11 Cafe IM QUITE curious to know how you found out I Iwas Iwas was here he said in what W we hoped was a pleasant tone Well er oh I we said intelligently Then trying to generalize so that we wouldn't get anyone on the wrong side of the movie star we replied We have a friend at the cafe who called He Ha nodded slowly and didn't seem at all dIsturbed so we relaxed inwardly With Mr Brando were Kent Mackenzie a Hollywood Holly Holly- Hollywood wood cameraman Herb Blatchford executive secre- secre secretary secretary tary and Shirley Witt first vice president and executive director of the National In- In Indian Indian dian Youth Council Mrs Blatchford and her two child child- children ren Mike Murphy another cameraman was elsewhere in inthe inthe the Basin The famed Hollywood per per- personality personality had been visiting the Ute Indian Youth Camp near Whiterocks and had been at- at attending attending I tending a conference of the National Indian Youth Coun- Coun Council Council cil MR BRANDO explained We are here to record the conference and then we will edit the film and present it for approval of the Council and then distribute it to the various Indian tribes unable to attend Referring to the Council he said It is a pleasure to be part of a group so dynamIc and worthy of recognition as thIs group Other Americans and IndIans alike look for for- forward forward ward to great changes In the situation of the American In In- In Indian dlan dian as a result of this work Mr Brando also attended the Sun Dance feast that Continued on page 8 4 I Continued from page page 1 I winds up the religious dance The feast was held at the I IThe dance grounds four miles east of Neola Friday about 4 pm WE ASKED if we could I take a picture Mr Brando nodded politely and gracious ly He waited a moment while we focused the camera and just before befort we released the shutter he looked right into the lens and t turned on his famous smile We heard the Society Editor sigh We knew that if this pic- pic picture picture ture didn't t tarn rn out we would probably have to commit hari kari so we tried another shot Mr repeated his performance We asked Mr Brando if he would like a copy of the That would be very nice he said in a quiet distinguish distinguish- distinguished ed voice and directed us to send it to the Youth Council I WE THANKED everyone very much and tried to with with- withdraw draw without looking too overwhelmed The cafe was almost full It was interesting to see so many people oscillating their eyes eyes eye's so that they could keep one eye on their plates and the other on the famous visitor |