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O. M.Ueland, Editor, School of Mines, Butte, Montana 



OFFICIAL NEWS BULLETIN 



JULY 1962 



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Pictured above clockwise are Leslie Criswell, Dick Setterstrom, Joe Asleson, 

 Morris Billehus, Oscar Hippe, Fred Sanborn, Herschell Hurd, Mrs. Leslie Criswell, 

 Henry Evans, Frank Thompson, John Schroeder, Pete Jackson, Kenneth Edwards, 

 O. M. Ueland, To the right are Ed Morgan, and Carl Hunter 



YOUR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT SEZ: 



At the Area V meeting in Bismarck, 

 North Dakota there was some good dis- 

 cussion on District operations and 

 Public Relations, as well as many 

 other subjects. It is apparent that 

 Supervisors are lax in some of their 

 duties relative to these subjects. 



Committee responsibilities and organi- 

 zation of Boards for individual respon- 

 sibilities has been mentioned before. 



A Work Plan, or program of planned 

 activities for a district is one of the 

 first steps a Board of Supervisors must 

 take at the start of the year. A well -thought 

 out program of the year's activities 

 should be a written document and for 

 good Public Relations and Publicity, it 

 should be published in the local news- 

 paper so that the general public can 

 know and appreciate what the District is 



doing. Continued on Page 5 



Directors of MASWCD Meet in Lewistown 



Directors of Montana Association met in 

 Lewistown June 23 for their midsummer 

 meeting along with members of the Montana 

 State Soil Conservation Committee. 



President Leslie Criswell reported of his 

 attendance at NACD meeting in Philadelphia 

 and his meetings with Congressman Battin 

 and Olsen and Senator Metcalf in Washing- 

 ton D. C. also of the Area V meeting in 

 Bismarck. Data submitted by Criswell in 

 regards to Conservation Needs in Montana 

 went into the Congressional record. 

 Criswell stated that the most important 

 problems facing supervisors are need for 

 good public Realtions and Finances, es- 

 pecially need for clerical help to release 

 technicians for field work. 



National Director Oscar Hippe reported on 

 his meetings in Washington D. C. and 

 meetings with various congressional com- 

 mittees, and getting appropriations for 



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