6-5-1949; The real-life counterpart of Little Beaver, pal of Red Ryder in The Denver Post's popular

6-5-1949; The real-life counterpart of Little Beaver, pal of Red Ryder in The Denver Post's popular comic strip, was a visitor Saturday at the J. C. Penney store, Sixteenth and Champa streets. Fred Harmon, Pagosa Springs, Colo., artist who creates the strip, uses Sammy Trujillo, 9-year-old Spanish-lndian, as a model for the character in the panels. Shown here is Jimmie Morris, 3, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Morris, Greeley, Colo., entranced by a lucky coin given him by Little Beaver.; (Photo By Dave Mathias/The Denver Post via Getty Images)