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Show i ti PEOPLE Senator Arthur V. refuge was sought in hasty retreat. Watkins Spearheaded An enemy was Drive For School usually scalp-ewithout torture, but if possi-bllUnued from Preceding Page hou- suf. were nS life necessitated change of docile of native nd made the pursuit impossi-i- . ndustries practically as strenuous activity in war indo-Jnc- e ave way to comparative in time ot peace. offi This mode of we s.ant near Ik! the o! at peace When idle, lava he uild ae the tribe roam-territory, d 0ver an extensive security of which to some extent was by senti-el- s d vater placed on guard at conspicuous elevations, whose duty it erfen1 ias to place signal by smoke or lire. battle began, it was lecompanied with much clamor A rush by horse nd noise. ias made, bringing shield and At close range pear to play. iow and arrow were effectively a When lings imen1 ue h ol tniza quite frequently sed, though crea Takes Pride In His Clothing ESTABLISH THE SCHOOL 1ELPED uilt the d ORGANIZATIONS, ,1ANY e captives were made, so that another slave could be added to that of the tribe. Little is known of the Nava-jbefore the sixteenth but there is no doubt century scholars that the Navajo among are of Asiatic origin. The Navajo, the experts state, are the southernmost branch of the Dine tribes whose extended territory is widespread over Western North America. The dialects of the Dlne or Athapascans stretch from the northern interior of Alaska down into Sonora and Chihuahua, Mexico, a iinquistic line of more than 4,000 miles. Alaskan Indians speak the same dialect. Relatively a new race in North America, it is speculated that the Navajo migration was in o head A: HOTEL Th Com BRIGHAM a ;e Brig thei Jabe Duboise Expertly Irons His Shirt In the background Henrie Yassie is adding final touches to a r!n little ironing of his own. This scene was typical of those visitors saw at the school's open house at the end of the school year. 8 rriba f th igha: .Bust S ClOi ere i Boye iere r occi sta d hur t. echo eacefi it Ca life ; rese tinuoi ighbo n ir 3 about the 13th or 14th century, region they now occupy. Throughout their country are Probably a short time before Scattered numerous cliff dwellColumbus discovered America since vacated. Some ings, long the migration of the Navajos in- of the cliff dwellings have, In to northern New Mexico took consequence,, been, taken up inplace. to their myths as the abodes of Having never invented the gods. From this it would seem written language, any accurate plausible - that they have lived record of the Navajos migra- in their desert land lor about tion is But a few 500 years. , dim and vague myths and legIn October ol 1949, a 13 memends hint at the migration of ber Indian committee from their forefathers in times out of Brigham City, composed ol men mind. and women representatives of The first Spanish explorers civic organizations here, traveland missionaries found them in ed to the reservation under the full possession of their territory leadership of John Howard, in northern New Mexico, from president of the Box Elder counwhere the fathers and grand- ty Chamber of Commerce, to see fathers of the present generation first hand the conditions under moved farther westward to the which the Indians live. A. D. Juc n .E'ra?k Nez gazes on. rest gives you the most your vacation. Our business is furnishing clean facilities and quiet surroundings for spending your nights away from home. .. . . AND only proper enjoyment from It costs no more Stop to go First Class. at a hotel tonight. HOTEL Phone The be a reservation they found to t cock mesa, strewn canyon and tree covered mountains. It is a land with color- - and beauty and belying the harshness of the country the Navajo knows best its beauty clothed in harshness as he struggles for a livelihood. In size It is roughly equivalent to the New England states or the state of West Virginia. Scattered over the country are about 65,000 Indians. Most of the Indians, the Brigham City committee found, were friendly. Many of them, how-evehave been approached by tourists so many times and askwind-swep- r, ed for pictures, that they shun- ned them and refused to have (Continued on Following Page) Cs BRIGHAM Brigham City 20. Write or wire for reservations BEFORE BE BEGIN YOU YOUR Delighted ... TRIP With The Food, TheServire, The Atmosphere, Yes, Even With The Reasonable Prices SURE - - - your car has been checked and double checked fer all possible troubles. Drive in to your friendly CHEVRON station at 104 North Main and let our trained mechanics look Chevron Counter Tables Booths it over. Gas & R.P.M. Motor Oils Credit Cards Honored Atlas Tires - Batteries - Accessories Lubrication - Car Washing Clean Rest Rooms CAFE Hanline Service Harry Hanline 104 North Main Eftst Side Of The Street rw GHE 1 3as!station First North & Main On The Highway At Seventh South Right Across From The Indian School - ' A, |